New police IT system about to hit the beat
Continued attempts at large-scale ICT infrastructure transformation within the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) may finally be nearing fruition....
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Swing towards e-voting to drive ICT demand
With the state election occurring later this month, the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) is proving itself to be a leader among Australian jurisdictions through its implementation of its electronic and remote voting platform iVote....
Home Affairs overdue for digital facelift
Widespread back-office reform is expected across the Department of Home Affairs, following a high profile failure of the department’s legacy ICT systems after an admission by Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner, Michael Outram, that core departmental processes were highly susceptible to human error...
Labor’s approach to tackling government ICT's biggest challenges
Investment in public sector ICT “human capital” and a shake-up of contracting arrangements will define the Australian Labor Party’s approach to ICT policy should it win government in the May election....
Intelligence community gears up for major ICT refresh
Substantial ICT capability reform is expected across the Australian Intelligence Community (AIC) after a growing number of high-profile security breaches of Australia’s public sector networks...
Dead fish and red tape: Murray-Darling Basin Authority ripe for digital transformation
Pictures of dead fish, death threats to state water ministers, and multiple adverse government reports are shining an uncomfortable spotlight on a normally low-profile administrative agency that has a history of underspending on ICT...
Data analytics critical to contingent labour reform
New rules for labour hire providers operating in the NSW public sector market, along with compliance software and data analytics opportunities...
Common platforms to accelerate digital transformation
In December, the Digital Transformation Agency announced its long-awaited Digital Service Platforms Strategy. The strategy envisions the...
How did your jurisdiction fare? 2019 Digital Government Readiness Report released
For the fifth consecutive time, New South Wales has held first place as the jurisdiction most “digital government ready”...
AWS poised to crack PROTECTED cloud market
The growth of the public sector cloud market is likely to escalate following Amazon Web Services (AWS) new PROTECTED level classification on the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL).
AWS has become the second hyperscaler to be certified to run PROTECTED level workloads after Microsoft’s Azure and Office 365 platforms were similarly approved...