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• Budget: ASIC gets $117m to fund core ICT

  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will receive an injection of AU$116.7 million over the next four years to upgrade its information technology infrastructure.

• Budget '09: Smart grids get $100m

  The Federal Government has announced an up to $100 million investment in the 2009 Budget to assist the development of smart grid technology to create a "smarter and more efficient energy network".

• Enterprises tackle budget concerns

  Australian businesses are struggling to come up with innovative ways to deal with budgetary constraints, yet still fund the IT infrastructure they need.

• ANU plans $50m supercomputer spend

  National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), part of the Australian National University (ANU), is working towards a contract with the Federal Government that will see $50 million spent on a new datacentre and supercomputer by 2012.

• Flagship funding will not face Razor Gang slash-up

  Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged the government's ongoing support for a substantial CSIRO innovation program, after reports late last week that it intended to lower the organisations budget by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars out the initiative.

Blogs (11)

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  Don't be an IT snake oil salesman

  IT often promises the government much with the big pull being productivity gains and cost savings, but does the government think about IT in the terms of something that will cure its ills or something which could backfire and give it process diarrhea for a decade?

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  Govt's broadband strategy goes missing

  I should have known better, but I was still a bit suprised to find absolutely zilch for broadband in the latest Howard-Costello Budget.

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  DCITA: Too many policies, too few policies?

  If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

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  AusCERT and GovCERT make lucrative peace

  It looks like AusCERT and GovCERT have worked out their issues and are no longer stepping on each others' toes.

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  Time for start-up investment is now

  Eighteen months after the Federal Government severed an important lifeline for innovative Australian start-ups, a new $196 million program has been announced to help fill the Australian funding void. But will it really help?

Features and Case Studies (104)

• Secure funding for disaster recovery projects

  Getting money to fund a disaster recovery plan has never been harder. With these tips, however, you can send the message to those holding the purse strings that disaster recovery is vital.

• Enterprises tackle budget concerns

  Australian businesses are struggling to come up with innovative ways to deal with budgetary constraints, yet still fund the IT infrastructure they need.

• Secure IT funding in five steps

  What to consider before you seek approval for new technology initiatives.

• Use an IT audit to justify additional resources

  If you're championing an IT cause that needs funding, look toward an unlikely source for support: auditors. They can help emphasise your needs to decision makers.

• ATO's Change Agenda a 'black hole'

  The Australian Taxation's Change Program (which is best suited perhaps for simple formulaic tax collections, not complex audit, analysis and interpretation work) may collapse under its own dead weight.

Reviews (6)

• Point, shoot and save: 8 budget cameras tested

  Want to get into digital photography, but find your funds lacking? We assess the eight budget point-and-shoot cameras to sort the deals from the duds.

• Canon PowerShot G6

  An attractive enthusiast-oriented alternative to pricier 8-megapixel models.

• HP aims at Dell with PCs, servers

  The "new HP" is in the midst of sweeping change as it begins sorting out its PC and server product lines, but one thing is constant: the threat posed by Dell Computer.

• Who's spying on you? 6 anti-spyware apps tested

  Call it spyware, adware, malware, or tracking software, those hidden bits of code may be broadcasting your innermost secrets to the world. Here's how to put a stop to it.

• Making the upgrade

  You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?

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