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.
Victoria is still lacking a permanent deputy chief information officer, with a number of executives briefly acting in the position since the departure of Steve Hodgkinson in July.
Perth's Curtin University has created a new chief information officer position, with the spot yet to be filled.
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.
The federal Department of Defence has committed to a substantial information technology reform agenda in the wake of a damning review of its ICT systems.
The Nine Network's chief information officer believes his expert internal staff are better at delivering cost-effective ICT services compared to offshored or outsourced consultants.
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.
UK companies are giving their IT managers greater responsibility, but are not often finding them a place at the top of the managerial tree.
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