Vendors are facing an uphill battle when competing for government tenders as bureaucratic and political obstacles continue to make the process more cumbersome than necessary, analysts believe.
The Department of Defence is seeking proposals from vendors to provide extensive systems upgrades, services and support for its military integrated logistics information system, an IT project it has described as one of the largest currently underway in Australia.
A research paper released yesterday featuring a list of the top 10 predictions for government IT worldwide has indicated that tech-savvy departments will begin to adopt Web 2.0 applications this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged the government's ongoing support for a substantial CSIRO innovation program, after reports late last week that it intended to lower the organisations budget by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars out the initiative.
IBM announced yesterday that it had signed a four-year contract with the Queensland government as part of its Shared Services Initiative in a significant step towards consolidating the management of its business processes.
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