The NSW Auditor-General has called on the State Government to ramp up cyber security after she found most agencies had untested response procedures, poor reporting of incidents and questionable staff training.
Category: Digital delivery
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…
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…
Data notification law starts today – as Privacy Commissioner says goodbye
Timothy Pilgrim, retired public servant The world is very different now, but many of us don’t know it. From 22 February 2018 Australia has a new Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB)…
Scaling digital government – up, across and out
Government agencies are looking to become leaner and more efficient. But sometimes bigger can be better. Scaling government services delivery makes sense if government collaborates and digital is used effectively….
How councils can get a handle on their service delivery
The NSW Auditor-General’s recent report on service delivery reporting by the state’s Local Governmnet Authorities showed that most of them should be investing in more accurate and comprehensive analysis of…
Adelaide expands GigCity fibre network
GigCity Adelaide has announced a major expansion of its 1 Gigabit/sec fibre optic network. There will be 16 additional innovation precincts added to the $7.6 million network. The new precincts…
New public sector training academy launches in Australia
Adrian Renouf – “Australia needs the Academy model” Management consultancy PPB Advisory will next week launch the Australasian Transformation Academy (ATA), a new venture which it says will help government…
Australians ‘in the dark’ on Government digital initiatives
Australian governments at all levels are strongly pushing the digital delivery of their services. But new research shows that their efforts have yet to make a major impact on most…
Service NSW’s Anne Cosgrove – ‘Motivation is a two-way conversation’
Anne Cosgrove, Service NSW Service NSW is one of the flagship agencies in the digital transformation across government. In four years Service NSW has revolutionised the delivery of government services…