The initial success of the Gershon Review recommendations may be short-lived, according to firm Greythorn, as IT workers move away from public service agencies and toward the private sector, potentially jeopardising government ICT projects in 2011.
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has outlined potential plans to consolidate the number of ICT services panels across the Federal Government from 87 to four through a proposed whole-of-government ICT services panel.
NetApp has conceded that arch-rival EMC’s alliance with Cisco is paying dividends, effectively securing its recent $9.5 million NBN Co contract win.
An independent review into the progress of the Gershon Report on the Federal Government’s use of ICT, has found the “substantial” implementation has positioned the Government for the next phase in the evolution of ICT policy and practice.
A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will put its hand into the $1 billion dollar Gershon-funded honey pot -- a fund reserved for government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects -- to fund other election promises.