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British efficiency expert Sir Peter Gershon has handed the Rudd Government his final review, recommending sweeping changes to the government's use and $6 billion procurement of technology.
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The Northern Territory government has released details of its four-year, $35 million per annum desktop sourcing tender.
A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia today.
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