NBN Co to educate public on network
With 40 retail service providers (RSP) now signed on to offer National Broadband Network (NBN) services, NBN Co has flagged plans to significantly raise public awareness of the network.
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Optus appoints former Rudd advisor to regulatory head
Optus has appointed a former chief of staff to the then Rudd Government, David Epstein, as its new director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, effective on 23 April.
Govt launches $5m robotic labs at UTS
The Federal Government has launched a $5 million facility at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) for nurses and midwives to train with robot patients.
3.5m premises to get NBN by 2015
NBN Co has detailed a three-year plan to roll out the National Broadband Network (NBN) to 3.5 million premises across Australia by June 2015.
Govt finally offers e-health incentive for GPs
The Federal Government has confirmed it will provide incentives for GPs to participate in its $467 million national e-health record system, scheduled to go live on 1 July, following a prolonged period of lobbying by industry.
Q&A: NSW Electoral Commission CIO, Ian Brightwell
As CIO of the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC), Ian Brightwell has been pivotal in the agency’s journey towards electronic voting over recent years.
BoM to overhaul data extraction software system
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has flagged plans to overhaul its data extraction software system to aid its expanding water information program.
TechnologyOne appoints Cloud GM
Australian software vendor TechnologyOne has appointed former NetSuite employee, Ken Bartlett, as general manager for its new enterprise Cloud platform.
Townsville tornado rips through NBN infrastructure
NBN Co’s Townsville first release sites for the National Broadband Network (NBN) suffered severe damage last week after a mini tornado hit the area.
NBN Co inks $300m construction contract in Tasmania
NBN Co has inked a $300 million construction and maintenance contract with Visionstream Australia for the complete rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania.
Concerns raised over e-health records for elderly
The suitability and accessibility of the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system for the elderly has been brought into question by a Senate committee investigating cyber safety for senior Australians.
Pipe Network's Brisbane data centres suffer outage
Australian fibre wholesaler, Pipe Networks, suffered an unexpected outage at its Brisbane-based DC1 and DC2 data centres in the early hours of this morning due to power and air conditioning issues.
Red Cross wins $10m ICT grant from Microsoft
The Australian Red Cross has won a competitive $10 million grant from Microsoft Australia which will enable it to revamp its aging IT fleet and modernise IT functions across the organisation.
VHA appoints new CEO
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has undergone a senior management reshuffle, with Bill Morrow to take over from Nigel Dews as chief executive.
Updated: ACMA seeks deputy CIO
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking a new deputy CIO ‘Transformation’ after former CIO, Carsten Larsen, moved into a general management role with the communications regulator.