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Centrelink – “meeting the challenge”

by Staff Writers, Mon 23 March 2009

John Wadeson, Centrelink CIO and Deputy CEO, found himself “in an interesting position” when he returned from leave early in February.  Within a few days the Queensland floods and the tragic Victorian fires placed the agency at the centre of recovery efforts.  Centrelink undertook this task with acclaim, largely because of some 'skunkwork' activity that first began as Centrelink prepared for the possible impact of Y2K...

Great stories of ICT productivity achievement in Government, but why aren’t they measured?

by Staff Writers, Mon 17 August 2009

Conferences always represent an opportunity for invited speakers, especially the CIOs and other senior executives of key agencies, to strut their stuff about the achievements of a particular project.

Such was the case at this week’s 3rd annual Technology in Government & the public service, held in Canberra...

Human Services CIO: We are finally where we want to be with mobile services

by Paris Cowan, Mon 31 May 2010

Speaking at the Sydney CeBIT Conference on Tuesday 25 May 2010, Federal Human Services CIO John Wadeson described the adoption of virtualisation and thin client technology as, “the final outcome on this journey” toward truly mobile service delivery...

Human Services Portfolio gets moving on service delivery reform

by Aleks Vickovich, Thu 24 June 2010

In a sign of things to come, the federal Human Services Portfolio, which includes Centrelink, Medicare Australia and the Department of Human Services, launched a hotline to assist with the seasonal post-budget onslaught of phone enquiries...

ICT expertise under-represented in the APS 200

by Staff Writers, Fri 25 June 2010

Of the 190 appointments to the APS 200 Group, announced on 11 June as part of the Federal Government’s response to the Moran Report, only four have specific Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsibilities. ...

Wadeson Welcomes Index but Predicts Skills Shortage Will Continue

by Staff Writers, Mon 22 September 2008

John Wadeson ‘loves a good index’ due to his economics background...

Launch of New ICT Labour Market Index

by Staff Writers, Mon 8 September 2008

John Wadeson, Centrelink CIO and Deputy CEO will officially launch a new index at Intermedium's Federal Labour Market Briefing in Canberra on Tuesday, 16 September. The quarterly index is expected to be a key indicator of activity in the Federal Government ICT market...

John Wadeson to Address Labour Hire Briefing

by Staff Writers, Mon 1 September 2008

Centrelink Deputy CEO-IT, John Wadeson, will address issues surrounding labour hire from the perspective of one of the major users of labour hire services at the forthcoming Intermedium Labour Hire Market Briefing.

As a Tier 1 agency (spending more than $100m per annum on ICT) Centrelink is a major user of labour hire services, reporting more than 250 individual contracts for temporary and contract staff during the 2008-09 financial year...

Centrelink Declares IT Refresh Program A Success

by Kevin Noonan, Mon 23 July 2007

In a frank and open presentation last week, Centrelink CIO John Wadeson outlined the agency’s clear success in delivering its $312 million IT Refresh Program after achieving its promised savings and improved service delivery targets...

Centrelink IT Open Day

by Staff Writers, Fri 25 November 2005

Canberra IT suppliers were offered a candid view of Centrelink at its highly successful IT Open Day on 23 November.

The full day event attracted about 80 attendees and featured in depth presentations and breakout workshops on Centrelink’s IT environment and directions. Senior IT staff, including General Managers Louise Tucker, Tuan Do and Helen Skrzeczek, were available for informal discussion throughout the day and, in a trade fair atmosphere, staffed foyer stands relating to particular areas of Centrelink interest...


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