Government CIOs that dismiss open source software because of support issues, which is the case for the Australian Tax Office, Defence and Centrelink, simply do not understand the concept, according to Sun Microsystems.
The Australian Tax Office CIO Bill Gibson admits that staff have leaked information, lost CDs and been fired for sending porn by e-mail.
The Australian Tax Office is today briefing would-be suppliers on what it expects from those hoping to bag the end-user computing component of its AU$1 billion infrastructure outsourcing deals.
Significant delays to the Australian Tax Office's five-year AU$700 million Change Program have not been caused by skills shortages, says ATO CIO, Bill Gibson.
Australian Tax Office CIO Bill Gibson believes that with the days of one-vendor-fits-all type outsourcing now over, long-running rivals will be forced to enter marriages of convenience if they are to get a share of the government dollar.
The information technology industry continues to suffer from growing pains associated with its immaturity relative to other aspects of business, a panel including some of Australia's leading chief information officers has concluded.
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