The Western Australian Government is currently considering forming new chief information officer and chief technology officer roles to guide the government through service modernisation.
The National Broadband Network Company has nabbed Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's chief of staff to be its new government relations and external affairs chief, as well as separately appointing a chief information officer.
Queensland power generator Stanwell Corporation has put itself in the market for a chief information officer after letting the position lapse.
Australian Government chief information officer Ann Steward defended last night's Federal Budget in a speech at the CeBIT conference this morning, saying that despite some complaints that it was light on tech spend, there had been ICT initiatives.
Perth's Central TAFE is seeking a chief information officer to oversee information services at the college.
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