State-owned ICT services vendor Citec will shortly bring in external consultants to develop a new business model as the Queensland-based group reins back services to the private sector in favour of government work.
The Queensland government intends to beef up the powers of its state chief information officer role, to ensure the candidate has enough power to effectively deal with individual departments and agencies.
A wide-ranging review released on the eve of Good Friday has severely criticised the Department of Defence's internal IT department for being unable to provide basic services to users.
Melbourne's Monash University has revealed plans to overhaul and beef up its information technology support division, with the creation of an over-arching chief information officer position and the launch of a new shared services strategy.
The University of Western Sydney (UWS) has remodelled its IT governance structure, with a standing committee of the university's board of trustees replacing an internal group of stakeholders.
The average annual salary of an Australian IT professional is currently $82,507, according to an extensive survey of the sector recently conducted by ZDNet.com.au.
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.
While Sun Microsystems' hope of capturing a share of NSW government desktop market is fading, StarOffice 6.0's prospects in the private sector have brightened.
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