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    A joint ICT initiative between the federal and Tasmanian state governments, the Intelligent Island program, has not failed according to the state's Secretary for the Department of Economic Development, despite criticism from the Opposition over the program's funding.

  • ICT businesses love government funding to BITS

    The Australian Government's Building on IT Strengths (BITS) programs have successfully boosted Australian jobs, revenue and exports, according to an independent evaluation conducted last November.

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    The federal government expects to soon announce how it will allocate the AU$600 million in funding it has put on the table for bush broadband infrastructure projects.

  • Bush broadband gets AU$600m boost

    The federal government today put AU$600 million on the table to fund bush broadband projects as it launched the next phase of its Broadband Connect program.

  • ICT industry gets $308 million boost

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    If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

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  • Made in Australia security qualification?

    The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.

  • Part II: Lundy vs. Williams

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