Townsville Council hands Optus a $20m contract
16 December, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTownsville City Council has signed a broad-reaching $20 million ICT services contract with Optus to help improve the council's digital citizen engagement as well as its communications and IT capabilities.
#CensusFail shows need for PS culture change
13 December, 2016 by Kevin Noonan, Lead Analyst, Government, Ovum | Supplied by: Ovum Pty LtdThe Census failure goes beyond technology and policy, and has reduced the public's confidence in a once-trusted fundamental government service.
Vic trials street lamps for air quality monitoring
07 December, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe EPA and CitiPower are jointly conducting tests of new air quality monitoring sensors installed on street lamps on a busy bridge.
ATO adopts Nuance virtual assistant
06 December, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ATO is using Nuance Communications' Nina virtual assistant technology to power its own virtual assistant, Alex, which it is using to provide intelligent answers to customer queries.
DTA Chief Digital Officer Paul Shetler resigns
30 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe inaugural CEO of the former Digital Transformation Office and current CDO of the rebranded Digital Transformation Agency has tendered his resignation.
Victoria's OPP to deploy Knosys knowledge platform
21 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) will deploy a knowledge management system from Knosys to help its solicitors better prepare for and pursue legal cases.
myGov has more than 10m users
15 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than $50m is being invested to improve the myGov online portal as part of the government's efforts to improve the digital services.
Digital licences launch in NSW
14 November, 2016Residents of NSW are now able to download the first ever digital licences on their smartphones and tablets.
DTA enhances Digital Marketplace beta
10 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency is making enhancements to the Digital Marketplace digital services procurement portal to accommodate requests from registered buyers and sellers.
NSW adds CA to API supplier lists
03 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCA Technologies has been selected to join the NSW Government's basic and advanced API management supplier lists and support the state government's Open Data Policy.
Awards open for govt agencies
02 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment agencies have been invited to nominate their digital projects for the National Archives of Australia's latest annual Awards for Digital Excellence.
Capgemini, Accenture vie for welfare system project
01 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Human Services has shortlisted Capgemini and Accenture for the role of systems integrator for the Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation program.
Delivering e-learning training to NSW's local councils
31 October, 2016 by Mark Osborne, Acting Operations Manager, Local Government Procurement | Supplied by: Local Government ProcurementA partnership between Local Government Procurement and ArcBlue Consulting is delivering tailored procurement and contract management solutions to the local government sector.
DocuSign technology adopted by Waverley Council
28 October, 2016DocuSign technology will be used by Waverley Council as part of its Digital Waverley program.
Archives boss wants more CIGOs
26 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe Director-General of the National Archives has called on all Commonwealth agencies to establish chief information governance officer positions.
