News

• Govt ICT hiring spend to hit record high

  By Chloe Herrick | 23 April, 2012 12:42

  ICT hiring within the Federal Government has been forecast to hit an all-time high in 2012 with current spending on contractors already tipping $591.5 million for the 10 months to April 2012.

• Feds turn to tech to improve Freedom of Information Act responses

  By Kenneth Corbin | 23 March, 2012 07:15

  After coming into office on promises of open government, transparency and accountability, the Obama administration has come under fire from critics who charge that the actions of the executive branch have not lived up to the rhetoric, and that too many of the government's activities remain shrouded in secrecy.

• U.S. CIO unveils mobile strategy for Federal Government

  By Kenneth Corbin | 13 January, 2012 01:29

  The Obama administration yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas unveiled an ambitious new initiative to remake the way the federal government approaches mobile technology, soliciting ideas from the public for how federal agencies can tap mobile devices and apps to operate more efficiently and better serve citizens.

• Federal Govt flags e-health trial for chronically ill veterans

  By Chloe Herrick | 29 November, 2011 15:34

  The Federal Government has flagged a trial of in-house telemonitoring technology for chronically ill veterans via the National Broadband Network (NBN), kicking off in July 2012.

• Telstra launches bundled telehealth for rural and regional patients

  By Chloe Herrick | 23 November, 2011 10:56

  Telstra has launched two new bundled telehealth offerings aimed at rural and regional healthcare providers under a $620 million Federal Government initiative.

• DoHA seeks Web portal to combat chronic disease among indigenous Australians

  By Chloe Herrick | 22 November, 2011 11:56

  The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) is on the hunt for a provider to develop and host a Web portal with the aim of better managing and preventing chronic disease among indigenous Australians.

• IBM launches R&D facility in Melbourne

  By Chloe Herrick | 14 October, 2011 14:38

  IBM has launched a new research and development lab in Melbourne, the first for the company in Australia, with a focus on global issues such as natural disasters and disease.

• Federal Govt sheds light on next round of e-health record funding

  By Chloe Herrick | 07 October, 2011 15:06

  The Federal Department of Health has revealed detailed plans for the third round of funding to be allocated to the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) next month for the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR).

• GPs get prepared for e-health records

  By Chloe Herrick | 06 October, 2011 15:54

  The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched revised information security standards and a workbook in order to prepare GPs for the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR).

• Health department issues PCEHR legislation draft

  By Chloe Herrick | 30 September, 2011 11:20

  The federal government has released draft legislation for its $466.7 million Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR) project, following the release of the Concept of Operations document earlier this month.

• Small business privacy laws must be amended: Fed Govt committee

  By Chloe Herrick | 21 June, 2011 16:29

  The Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety has advised the Federal Government to amend the Privacy Act 1988 to ensure certain small businesses are subject to the requirements of the Act.

• Federal govt goes shopping for new search service

  By Rodney Gedda | 02 May, 2011 11:58

  The Australian Government Information Management Service (AGIMO) is on the hunt for a supplier of a managed search service for the Government Search Service, which allows people to retrieve information from public-facing government websites.

• Federal Govt introduces whole of government data centre panel

  By Chloe Herrick | 30 March, 2011 12:11

  The Federal Government has established a whole of government panel for the provision of data centres to Australian Government agencies for which data centres were often an expensive component of their operational budgets.

• Gillard defends My School 2.0 launch

  By Tim Lohman | 02 March, 2011 09:52

  Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has defended the government’s My School 2.0 website against claims that the Australian education system operates on a level playing field.

• Federal Government to upgrade Emergency Alert service

  By Lisa Banks | 14 September, 2010 10:05

  The Federal Government is to upgrade the Emergency Alert warning system, pushing the service, which delivers SMS notifications about natural disasters out to mobile handsets, to all Australian mobile networks.