Australians want to be able to deal with all levels of government online but they remain wary of how governments treat their private information, a new survey shows.
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Author: Graeme Philipson (Graeme Philipson)
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$6 billion Snowy purchase agreed
After nearly a year of negotiations, the Commonwealth Government has reached an agreement with the New South Wales and Victorian Governments to take full ownership of Snowy Hydro, as the first step to its proposed Snowy 2.0 project. Under the deal, flagged in the 2017 Federal Budget, NSW will get $4.154 billion and Victoria $2.077...
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Public sector least prepared for cyber attacks
Governments at all levels are much less prepared for cyber attacks than organisations in the commercial sector. Security software vendor CyberArk has released its ‘Global Advanced Threat Landscape Report 2018’. Its 11th annual study of cyber security and organisation’s response to it. Responses are broken down by industry sector, giving a clear view of how...
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It’s IHAP day in NSW – and ashes for Blacktown
NSW’s controversial new planning laws come into operation today (1 March 2018), and not everybody is happy. At the centre of the new system are Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (IHAPs), which will take over the planning process from councils for all developments between $5 million and $30 million. Each council is to appoint its...
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New data analytics platform aimed at Federal Government
Fast growing digital services consultancy RXP Services has launched a cloud data analytics platform aimed specifically at Australian Government agencies. It is called the Government Data Analytics platform (G-DAP), and is designed to help agencies to “manage data collection, aggregation, integration and information reporting that can better inform decision making and improve business intelligence.” The...
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Perth City Council to be suspended
The City of Perth, popularly known as Perth City Council, has been a soap opera for a year or more. Now the State Government has had enough, and has declared the Council will be suspended, and Commissioner appointed. WA Local Government Minister David Templeman has announced the suspension will take place from Friday 2 March....
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Governments aren’t businesses – but should act more like them, says Gartner
Government agencies will always have different priorities than commercial businesses, but they can learn a lot from them. So says Rick Howard, government research agenda manager with leading IT analyst group Gartner. He was speaking at the firm’s Data and Analytics Summit, held in Sydney on 26-27 February. “Public trust in institutions is at an...
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NSW ICAC wants crack down on employment screening
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has recommends to the State Government that it adopt stronger employment screening practices. It says that this will help combat employment application fraud, which if left undetected can ultimately allow other corrupt conduct to occur. ICAC Chief Commissioner Peter Hall said that employment application fraud is common in...
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Lockout exemption for Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
The NSW Government will provide an exemption to lockout requirements at venues in the Oxford St area for the 40th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on the weekend of 3-4 March. Minister for Racing Paul Toole said the one-off exemption means patrons will be able to be admitted to venues in the area...
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Libraries need to evolve digitally, says new report
Nearly 90 percent of Australia’s library users think online library services are important, but only 61 percent are satisfied with the online experience they are receiving from libraries. That compares with 85 percent of the users are happy with the physical experience of a library. The finding comes in a new report from the University...