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  • NT Govt appoints new CIO

    The Northern Territory Government has appointed Victor De Silva as CIO for its shared services branch, the Department of Corporate and Information Services.

  • Queensland Health fires CIO

    Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.

  • Citec consults on future

    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.

  • Government CIOs to mentor smaller agencies

    Australian government CIO Ann Steward and Centrelink CIO John Wadeson are set to mentor their peers at smaller agencies in an extension of a program to help combat the shortage of soft skills in IT.

  • Defence fails basic ICT services test

    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.

Features and Case Studies (15)

  • Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

  • IT salary survey: Australians earn $82,507

    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.

  • Exclusive: Queensland state CIO opens up

    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.

  • Can the government solve its IT woes?

    Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

  • US Air Force Reserve Command: Colonel John Hayes, CIO

    Colonel John Hayes, chief information officer of the US Air Force Reserve command talks about tapping into the technology expertise of its recruits for the development of innovative ideas, like the military's new 'Emergency Notification' system.

Reviews (1)

  • Shock! Viruses in Digital Music

    You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.

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