Budget 2010: New ICT systems boost border security measures
ICT will play a key role in boosting Australia’s national security, with $500 million worth of funding announced in the 2010 Federal Budget.
ICT will play a key role in boosting Australia’s national security, with $500 million worth of funding announced in the 2010 Federal Budget.
The number of travellers using the ePassport SmartGate technology to pass through immigration upon arrival at airports across Australia passed the one million mark earlier this month.
Travellers heading overseas may soon be able to apply for a passport online if the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) goes ahead with newly announced plans to upgrade some of the Australian Passport Office's (APO) IT systems.