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    The federal government is encouraging small- and medium-size technology companies to partner with multinationals in a guide for gaining a share of Australia's multi-billion dollar government information and communications technology market.

  • Ericsson "in serious trouble": AU Minister

    Australia's federal communications minister has described telecommunications company Ericsson's shutdown of its Asia-Pacific research facility as due to it being "in very serious trouble as an organisation".

  • Alston: ACS "peddling dogma" over Aust ICT deficit

    Richard Alston, minister for Information Technology has defended Australia's ICT trade performance dismissing the Australian Computer Society's highly critical analysis of it as a "superficial and simplistic stunt".

  • Alston returns from Mid-east road trip

    Several countries in the Middle East are looking to Australia's IT sector to fulfil a range of projects.

  • Alston identifies successor's 'biggest challenge'

    The former federal Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston, has labeled the greatest challenge for his successor as securing the next round of funding for the multi-billion dollar Backing Australia's Ability program.

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