AGIMO, CeBIT awards recognise government ICT innovation

Announcement of the winners of AGIMO's annual ICT awards have recognised government innovation across a range of categories during 2012.

NEC re-secures Parliamentary Services IT support contract

The Department of Parliamentary Services has extended its IT support services contract with NEC Australia for another three years.

Big projects in IT, other industries fail for same reasons: expert

An industry expert believes big IT projects fail for the same reasons as megaprojects in other industries: expectations are set too high, too early.

Budget boosts local-government NBN initiatives

Local governments will get a funding boost for NBN programs as the government's latest budget delivers $5.7m to expand its Digital Local Government program.

Growing response to quick response

Government must meet high-cost ‘new normal’ by fostering ICT innovation

The Australian government must foster ICT innovation and regional collaborative partnerships to meet emerging challenges, AIIA chair Kee Wong has said.

Victoria CFA gets regional digital radio dispatch upgrade

Around 500 CFA brigades will get better emergency services communications after Telstra and Motorola Solutions were signed for a digital radio upgrade.

Fast-tracked open data projects boost Transport for NSW app cred

Transport for NSW's moves towards open data have reversed historical antipathy to mobile app developers and presaged for better public use of real time data

Emergency services: Answering the call

This GTR roundtable brings together three experts in emergency services technology to discuss innovation in this crucial area of government services.

Learning the downside of free education devices

Improving bandwidth is important to boosting education outcomes – but it can have unintended consequences, as the Catholic Education Office discovered.

NBN, IBM drive Geraldton's tech vision

The NBN is at the forefront of a joint effort between IBM and the City of Geraldton to identity and exploit broadband opportunities for the regional WA city

Labor won’t stuff NBN pipeline as election poison pill: Conroy

Labor will not push NBN Co to sign extraordinary contracts to increase the NBN's longevity after a possible Coalition election win, Stephen Conroy told GTR.

Five months from election, Coalition launches NBN alternative

Ensuring robust election-year debate over the the national broadband network (NBN), the federal Coalition has launched its alternative FttN policy.

NBN service complexity changing training, outsourcing mix: survey

The spread of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is driving many government organisations to reconsider their training, insourcing and outsourcing mix.

Vic ICT strategy drives telecoms procurement, Web revamp

Victoria's ICT strategy is bearing fruit as the state government revamps its telecommunications procurement and overhauls its main Web site after 10 years.