Gosford leads VMware group-buying effort for 43 NSW councils

NSW's Gosford City Council has steered a group of 43 NSW councils to a landmark VMware and VDI group-buying deal that's expected to save $3 million.

Health agencies balance IT mandate with local innovation

The introduction of the PCEHR is driving healthcare providers to figure out how electronic health records can be integrated into their everyday practice.

The ATO wants to be your social media friend

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is ramping up its social media initiatives to engage citizens in completely new ways.

IBM banned from Queensland government contracts in Queensland Health payroll fallout

Queensland has banned IBM from government contracts until IBM has fixed governance issues the government says derailed a Queensland Health payroll rollout

Qld Health payroll report slams worst-ever IT project

The inquiry into Queensland Health's failed payroll implementation has handed down its report in a scathing indictment of government project management.

TechnologyOne claims 21 Oracle scalps with WA financial-systems win

TechnologyOne's government-management platform will run 21 Western Australian government agencies by December to replace WA's failed shared-services effort

Coalition would combine IT, 80 other procurement panels: report

An elected Coalition government would combine over 80 IT and general procurement panels into a single body to slash overheads and improve accessibility.

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.

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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