US digital government advocate heading to Australia
22 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne of the key architects of the Obama Administration's digital government transformation efforts, Hillary Hartley, will visit the GovInnovate summit in Canberra in November to share her expertise.
NSW to procure services from Digital Marketplace
15 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNSW has become the first state to arrange to procure ICT services using the federal government's Digital Marketplace platform.
House of Reps to allow online petitions
14 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe House of Representatives has completed work on an electronic petitioning system to allow citizens to potentially take their grievances directly to the House.
Public-private collaboration key to smarter cities
14 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation, Angus Taylor, believes that collaboration with the private sector and smart technologies will be vital to ensuring Australian cities' prosperity.
PC urges use of analytics for migration policy
13 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Productivity Commission has recommended that the government consider investing in data analytics capabilities such as machine learning to help improve migrant selection and policy-setting.
Data61 data fellowships available
13 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyAustralian Public Service data specialists are being encouraged to apply for Data Fellowships with CSIRO's Data61.
Data.gov.au getting major overhaul
12 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe CSIRO's Data61 and a group from the department of PM&C's Public Data Branch is working on the next generation of the government's data.gov.au open data portal.
Changing customs brings project success
09 September, 2016 by David BraueStunted by outsourcing, the UK's Revenue and Customs service used cultural transformation to reinvent its application infrastructure.
New grants management system for DIIS
08 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyFujitsu Australia has been engaged by the federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to implement an end-to-end grants management system based on the company's Grants Management solution.
NDIS project under-resourced, underprepared
07 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPwC has completed its report into the payment delays associated with the botched implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme's MyPlace payment portal.
DTO launches Digital Marketplace beta
01 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Office has completed a beta version of the Digital Marketplace, a platform designed to simplify government procurement of digital and technology services.
GovDC puts government on the open market
30 August, 2016 by David BraueNew South Wales' GovDC Marketplace is successfully putting open government on the open market, and sets an example for similar efforts in other states.
Service NSW adopts Android Pay
19 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingService NSW has introduced support for Android Pay across all 64 of its centres — and announced the planned introduction of Australia's first digital licences — as part of its digital government transformation.
Brisbane's Tactiv secures NZ govt contract
15 August, 2016SaaS developer Tactiv will develop software to help the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade manage its $600 million-per-year aid program.
DHS picks SAP for welfare payments overhaul
09 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Human Services has chosen SAP as the preferred core software vendor for the Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation project and is now tendering for system integrators.
