eHealth records: Government seeks to clear way for opt-out system
The federal government has introduced a bill that will allow trials of an opt-out approach for the national eHealth record system.
The federal government has introduced a bill that will allow trials of an opt-out approach for the national eHealth record system.
As of midnight last night, 2,242,823 individuals had registered to be part of the national Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system.
Labor leader Bill Shorten has used his budget reply to call for increased investment in STEM education, including software development.
Education and training minister Christopher Pyne has revealed the funding split for facilities funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
"The significant investments in ICT by the federal government announced in the budget are to be applauded," according to Gartner’s Asia Pacific head of research Ian Bertram.
StartupAUS has welcomed government moves in the budget to support small business but says it has failed to address many of the key issues facing tech-focussed startups in Australia.
The government's second budget sets aside $143 million over four years for IT systems to help deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The government is sinking $153.8 million over four years into its data retention scheme.
Budget documents reveal that the government is aiming to save $31.4 million over two years through consolidating enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
The government’s so-called ‘Netflix tax’, details of which were revealed yesterday by Treasurer Joe Hockey, will bring in $350 million of additional GST revenue to the states and territories over forward estimates period covered by tonight’s budget.
Tonight’s budget included more detail on the anti-tax-avoidance measures announced yesterday by Treasurer Joe Hockey.
As part of its second budget, the federal government has announced $300 million of funding for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
Pay TV provider has backed a move by the federal government to levy the GST on online services and sellers of digital goods that have Australian customers.
The Internet Society of Australia has slammed a $131 million government funding package to help telcos implement the data retention regime. The funding falls short of estimated capital cost of establishing the regime, which will require telcos to retain a range of customer data for two years.
The government will collect the GST on online services such as Netflix and digital downloads such as games and movies.