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Clearing the fog from the cloud: A GTR roundtable (part 1)
This roundtable brings together a range of industry experts to talk about the adoption of cloud computing in government agencies and departments.
[ + ]Australians lead world in e-government use: survey
A Boston Consulting Group survey has found Australians use online e-government services more than peers in other countries, but are less happy with them.
[ + ]SA Police tap NEC fingerprint scanning for mobile identity checks
SA Police will use a mobile fingerprint scanning biometric system from NEC to confirm the identity of suspects while still on the scene.
[ + ]Defence deepens Fujitsu ICT services commitment
A $170m, three year contract extension will see Fujitsu's ICT services team supporting a busy Defence ICT agenda.
[ + ]How Mitchell Shire Council's GIS went mobile
Rural Mitchell Shire Council has expanded staff and public access to its GIS system with an HTML5 mobile application.
[ + ]Councils air NBN concerns to Senate committee
A number of local governments have lodged Senate submissions advocating the continuation of a fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) NBN rollout in their areas.
[ + ]Government innovation, collaboration make Australia SAP's second most-important market
A history of collaboration has made Australian government agencies a hotbed of innovation that has become a key global market for application vendor SAP.
[ + ]UK government standardising on open file formats
The UK government has requested feedback on a proposal to standardise on OpenDocument Format and PDF/A file formats for exchange and publishing of documents
[ + ]In shadow of NSA, Obama calls for innovation and action
US president Barack Obama's State of the Union speech touched on the NSA's mass surveillance programs and called for IT innovation and government support.
[ + ]Online child safety measures up for comment until 7 March
Members of the public have until 7 March to comment on the government's online child safety measures, which include faster takedown of social-media content.
[ + ]Victorian Government wants feedback on state ICT Strategy
The Victorian State government is accepting submissions on its ambitious ICT Strategy until February 10.
[ + ]The virtualised data centre of the future
The growth of virtual server and storage techniques in enterprise data centres requires a rethink of network topography and congestion management. Opinion.
[ + ]Defence re-signs Unisys for nationwide IT support services
Australia's Department of Defence has extended its services contract with Unisys in a two-year, $52m deal that will involve supporting over 100,000 devices.
[ + ]Re-evaluating government procurement
Government needs are changing, and technology itself is changing – so why aren't procurement practices changing too? Ovum's Kevin Noonan weighs the options.
[ + ]City of Boroondara boosts services with APC data centre infrastructure
IT staff at Melbourne's City of Boroondara have boosted data-centre reliability and scalability with an APC data centre solution.
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