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Queensland has appointed an interim chief technology officer and confirmed the appointment of a temporary chief information officer as part of sweeping changes to the way the state's internal IT systems are governed.
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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.
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