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.
Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.
State-owned energy utility Energex has put its search for a chief information officer on hold, as it grapples with the Queensland government's sale of its retail assets.
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.
Queensland energy utility Energex has created a new chief information officer position as it aims to strengthen management of its IT resources.
If I was Alan Chapman, the acting executive director of the Queensland Government Chief Information Office, I'd be really irate right now.
As soon as one government decides to do a new project it's a good bet that others will follow suit, in the ultimate fashion obsession.
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.
Acting Queensland Health CIO Ray Brown has been appointed to permanently fill the chief information officer role.
Ray Brown stepped in two weeks ago as the latest chief information officer for Queensland Health, hoping to bring some stability to a division that has seen a number of faces move through the head technology spot in quick succession.
Despite a changing of the guard in several influential departments and offices in the past 2-years (Health, Transport, Emergency Services, Police, Premier's, Public Works, and QGCIO, to name a few), the true identity of ICT influence in Queensland government still rests with the agency CIOs.
Rather than attempt to focus on the industry issues we should turn our attention to reminding everyday voters why they need our industry. Let's make the message of the ICT industry's first great campaign simple: no ICT industry, no business.
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