By Julian Bajkowski Federal agencies and departments have been firmly put on notice by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus QC that they are expected…
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Amazon hopes for cloudy outlook from Canberra
By Julian Bajkowski Global cloud computing heavyweight Amazon Web Services (AWS) is mounting a concerted push into the federal government sector as agencies rapidly look for new ways to cut…
Turnbull declares transfer pricing laws an online revenue dud
By Julian Bajkowski In a strong sign that bipartisan support is mounting for a crackdown on transfer pricing tax schemes, Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has come out swinging against…
Library cuts lend nothing
By Sue McKerracher* Try closing a public library and you’ll have the local community take to the streets in support of this highly valued community service. Just because a government…
Councils overhaul procurement communications
By Taryn Quarmby* Major changes are occurring in local governments across Australia. Recent investigations into the transparency of procurement and purchasing within local government have led to overhauls to help…
Aussie Special Forces want smartphones for combat
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s elite combat forces serving in regions including Afghanistan could soon be issued devices like iPhones and iPads as standard kit for fighting wars as the military…
Microsoft gouges government on pricing
By Julian Bajkowski The federal government could soon usher in sweeping changes to the way it buys hundreds of millions of dollars of software from technology giants like Microsoft to…
Google gives directions to Sydney siders
Getting directions on public transport will be easier because of a partnership between Google and the NSW Government to create an addition to Google Maps. The data containing the public…
Google app can track mobile employees
By Paul Hemsley Management in local, state and federal government will be able to track mobile workers if they procure the Google Maps Coordinate application. The app is an Android…
Parramatta Council led consortium takes award
The Sydney suburb of Parramatta’s own smart card – ParraSync – has fought off heavyweight competition from the Commonwealth Bank and Google to win a major award at the Smart…