PM to keep hold of Digital Transformation Office
22 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has moved the portfolio of the Digital Transformation Office to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Digital Transformation Office on recruitment drive
27 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government's Digital Transformation Office is launching a national recruitment campaign for talented people capable of accelerating the pace of digital transformation across the government.
DTO engages with developers for API design mandate
26 August, 2015 by David BraueThe Digital Transformation Office is pushing application developers within government agencies to standardise and facilitate use of their applications by developing application programming interfaces to an evolving set of design standards.
'Smart regions' demand better local-government IT — and better collaboration
19 August, 2015 by David BraueCitizens are just as concerned that governments use technology to help them prepare for severe weather events as they are on initiatives such as smart lighting, transport information and intelligent parking, a major new report shows.
SE Qld could be Australia's first Smart Region
17 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA Cisco report has identified strong local support for the concept of transforming Southeast Queensland into Australia's first Smart Region using IoT and other digital technologies.
Queensland Health to integrate IT functions
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingQueensland's health department will merge its strategic and operational IT functions into the new eHealth Queensland division to help fulfil its electronic record and other eHealth ambitions.
NSW on way to full electronic voting
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNSW Electoral Commission CIO Ian Brightwell believes postal votes are no longer working, and the iVote electronic voting system could be the ideal replacement.
Digital deadline looms for govt agencies
03 August, 2015 by GTR staffAdoption of the federal government's Digital Service Standard amounts to a major transformation that agencies should plan for in a strategic and coordinated way, not 'rush through' simply to meet a deadline, said Protiviti's Mark Harrison.
Education notices won't curb piracy: research
22 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment-sponsored research into online piracy calls into question the effectiveness of the proposed government-supported education notice scheme, CHOICE and Comms Alliance have noted.
Government Technology Review finds new home at Westwick-Farrow Media
21 July, 2015Publisher of Technology Decisions, Westwick-Farrow Media, has announced the launch of a new quarterly magazine — Government Technology Review — available to subscribers from October 2015. You can check out the lastest news for the magazine on the website now.
Tassie government hands major deal to iiNet
17 July, 2015iiNet has won a contract to provide internet services to nearly all Tasmanian government departments, multiple local councils and other public sector customers.
DIY service review tools tailored for NSW local councils
27 November, 2014 by GovTechReview StaffProcess improvement tool uses applied analytics to help NSW councils improve their service and business process reviews
Social government is at your door: will you bite?
30 September, 2014 by GovTechReview StaffSocial media has become crucial to the functioning of government at every level – but its many benefits are only available to those willing to dive in.
Dept of Finance embraces Drupal for centralised government-wide CMS
16 September, 2014 by GovTechReview StaffThe Department of Finance has chosen a Drupal-based content management system (CMS) from Acquia for its centralised, cloud-hosted govCMS environment.
Reinventing Government Customer Service Conference 2015
25 May, 2014 by GovTechReview StaffThe Reinventing Government Customer Service Conference 2015 will provide practical solutions for transforming government customer service processes and performance.
