Tag: ICT

Defence plans to phase out legacy IT by 2027

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Defence will mostly phase out its legacy IT systems by 2027 under a new digital strategy that will also see the department adopt a cloud-only approach. The three-year strategy...

Agriculture export technology overhaul cops a caning

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An overhaul of the government technology behind exports from Australia’s $85 billion agriculture sector is in jeopardy after poor planning, slow implementation and resource constraints throttled the project, according to an...

Qld SportsTech accelerator scores state backing

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A new SportsTech accelerator has received funding from the Queensland Investment Corporation as a part of the state’s $130 million initiative to attract venture capital and encourage startups. Announced...

ICT pioneers map out innovation wins and woes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s ICT innovation is suffering from a lack of dedicated government support, procurement opportunities and local advocacy, according to the sector’s pioneers, who warn some barriers have remained over...

Govt flags ‘significant’ ICT spend in federal Budget

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The Albanese government has flagged “significant” funding for several digital and ICT projects in next week’s federal Budget, even as its targets a historic back-to-back surplus. On Monday, Finance...

Defence to spend $1bn a year on ICT

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Defence will nearly double its planned investments in enterprise ICT compared to 2020, expecting to spend up to $1 billion annually after changes to its digital governance. Total planned...

Outsourced visa tech upgrade ‘was a disaster’

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The decades old ICT systems underpinning Australia’s migration system need “urgent modernisation” after years of “systemic underinvestment” and failed “big bang” upgrades, according to an independent review of the...