Western Australia has seen a ramp up in recruitment of CIOs and senior ICT employees as companies try to meet increasing demands of the ongoing mining and resources boom.

As the main provider of IT services to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C), ASG Group project managed the provision of the entire technology environment for the CHOGM meeting and the parallel events. The requirements included the scope, design, build, test, deployment and decommission of a secure ICT solution to all event locations.

A new skills index released this week suggests CIOs should ditch the ‘wait-and-see’ contract approach to IT recruitment in the face of increasing offshore opportunities.

The Western Australia Government is moving to better manage its e-waste through the institution of a new whole of government common use arrangement (CUA) for the disposal of ICT equipment.

The competitive fibre backhaul link between Perth and Geraldton — part of the $250 million NBN Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBBP) — is live and open for business.

In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything