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  • Queensland to give state CIO more powers

    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.

  • Sydney Ports floats CIO role

    New South Wales state-owned utility Sydney Ports has started looking for a chief information officer to fill a newly created position.

  • Austrac kicks off CIO hunt

    Australia's anti-money laundering regulator and financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC has started looking for a new chief information officer, following the apparent departure of incumbent Martin French.

  • Domain bureaucrats: Bungling the .gov.au space

    Australia's second level domain name system for government may have an air of legitimacy, but bureaucratic bungling is confusing Web administration between levels of government, according to one German researcher.

  • 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.

Features and Case Studies (13)

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Gershon: Easier said than done

    Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.

  • SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

    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.

Videos (2)

  • Motion: touchpad launch

    Electronic government took centre stage on the second day of CeBIT Australia 2007 in Sydney, with Ann Steward, chief information officer for the Australian government and special minister of state Gary Nairn addressing a full house. Extras: video and photo gallery.

  • CeBIT: Day Two Wrap

    Electronic government took centre stage on the second day of CeBIT Australia 2007 in Sydney, with Ann Steward, chief information officer for the Australian government and special minister of state Gary Nairn addressing a full house. Extras: video and photo gallery.

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