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  • Sydney power outage kills e-health systems

    Doctors in hospitals within Sydney's west had to temporarily turn back to pen and paper on Saturday when their electronic health record systems went offline, while more lost access to email.

  • ACT budget injects $90m into e-health

    The Australian Capital Territory has allocated $90 million it described as an "unprecedented level of investment" to electronic health initiatives in its annual budget, including an e-health record for all residents of the territory.

  • NSW opposition calls for health IT action

    NSW shadow Health Minister Jillian Skinner this week demanded the NSW Government speed up its response to special commissioner Garling's damning assessment of NSW's Health's technology systems.

  • NSW govt meets potential telco suppliers

    The New South Wales state government met with telcos this week as it moved closer to deciding which ones will benefit from its massive AU$260 million annual telecommunications spend for the next few years.

  • Telcos line up for NSW govt work

    The nation's telcos are lining up in droves for a piece of the hundreds of millions of dollars the New South Wales state government spends each year on telecommunications services.

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    Hidden meanings in NSW's 'People First'

    While some states boast about procurement plans and how much they'll boost industry coffers, the NSW government appears to be heading in the opposite direction.

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    Government Web sites around the world are not reaching the public as effectively as they might.

  • Is open source ready for big business?

    The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.

  • The rise of modern sweatshops

    Atari and Electronic Arts have been accused of forcing employees to work longer-than-usual hours without pay but is this sweatshop mentality endemic among game companies or is it a wider problem?

  • For developers, it's not all fun and games

    Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.

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