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  • Domain bureaucrats: Bungling the .gov.au space

    Australia's second level domain name system for government may have an air of legitimacy, but bureaucratic bungling is confusing Web administration between levels of government, according to one German researcher.

  • Australians prefer e-government, still don't use it

    The Federal government has released a report claiming that the Internet is now the preferred method for Australians to contact the government.

  • Lundy: Time is right for open source in government

    Open source might get a better look-in within government, says Senator Kate Lundy, if those responsible for purchasing decisions were forced by policy to evaluate all the options on the market.

  • CeBIT: Business-savvy open-source vendors wanted

    Open source vendors need to become "more business-like" in their dealings with government if they are to see their products prosper in the public sector, according to a government official.

  • Customs deploys Vista

    update: The Australian Customs Service will shortly begin deploying Microsoft's brand new Windows Vista operating system to its PC fleet of some 5,500 machines.

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  • OSS guide backs government's "informed neutrality" procurement stance

    A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia today.

  • Australia sources for open strategy

    Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?

  • Can the government solve its IT woes?

    Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

  • Gershon: Easier said than done

    Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.

  • How government Web sites stack up

    Government Web sites around the world are not reaching the public as effectively as they might.

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