Government to establish ‘cloud marketplace’
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is preparing to launch an online marketplace that government entities can use to purchase cloud services.
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is preparing to launch an online marketplace that government entities can use to purchase cloud services.
NEC Australia has launched lawsuit aiming to recover the costs it incurred during a terminated biometrics project with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
The federal government has renewed its whole of government volume sourcing arrangement (VSA) with Microsoft.
The Australian Taxation Office’s chief information officer says the agency plans to split future IT contracts into “smaller, more specifically targeted bundles.”
Effective investment by the Commonwealth in IT infrastructure, solutions and people is more important now than ever before. Unfortunately, the government’s track-record on IT spending is not good and, in our opinion, should come under greater scrutiny as this budget line item continues to grow.
The government has adopted a procurement standard intended to help people with a disability more easily access technology.
The NSW government is asking startups to bid for short-term contracts worth up to $250,000 in a reform of ICT procurement policy.
Telstra will stop using CAPTCHA tests after deciding they are not sufficiently accessible to people with disabilities.
The Victorian government has appointed Grantly Mailes chairman and sole director of the CenITex board as the agency transitions from an internal ICT provider to a broker of services.
The Victorian government seeks to address demand for ICT and related skills across government and industry in the state, according to the Victorian Government’s chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes.
The Victorian government has requested ICT services from the private sector to replace its internal provider CenITex.
The Victoria government has launched a new cloud-powered system for ICT procurement. The new eServices Register will be used by all government departments and agencies in the state and replaces the old eServices Panel.
The Department of Defence has initiated its new approach to procuring ICT services and equipment two months after announcing the changes to its sourcing strategy.
The Department of Defence has flagged its sourcing strategy as a major area of review in its <i>Defence Information and Communications Technology Strategy 2009</i> report.