Chief information officers have moved from being craftspeople to architects and merchants of change, John Loebenstein, group executive, IT, at St George Bank told Avaya's Australian user conference last week.
The Queensland state government has started looking for a high-level technology chieftain to lead its whole of government Technology Transformation Program.
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Queensland has appointed an interim chief technology officer and confirmed the appointment of a temporary chief information officer as part of sweeping changes to the way the state's internal IT systems are governed.
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Queensland interim state government CIO Peter Grant and CTO Bob Gurnett tell ZDNet Australia they're making progress on statewide ICT reforms announced last year.
The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.
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