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  • 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.

  • Feds plan whole of government ID system

    The federal government is planning a new identity management system that could see an individual's notification to one agency of personal information fed on directly to all relevant federal agencies.

  • CeBIT: e-Govt backup needs more work?

    The federal government has more work to do in ensuring the business continuity of its e-government strategy, according to Ann Steward, Australian government chief information officer.

  • Gershon returns to Canberra

    Sir Peter Gershon will return to Canberra next week as the British efficiency guru gears up to deliver a landmark report to finance and deregulation minister Lindsay Tanner on how the federal public sector could better spend its annual $6 billion IT budget.

  • Centrelink manager appointed federal CIO

    Ann Steward has taken a step up from her managerial role within Centrelink to take on the federal government's chief information officer position.

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  • Harvard Medical School: John Halamka, CIO

    Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.

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    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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    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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