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  • Telco competition notices up for debate

    The federal government has invited the telecommunications industry to comment on ways the competition watchdog can more effectively act against anti-competitive conduct.

  • IBM calls for patent reform

    IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development.

  • Govt extends IT deals to councils

    Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has invited local councils to join the Commonwealth in procurement to make the best use of the Australian Government's massive buying power.

  • Queensland revamp needs IT chief

    The Queensland state government has started looking for a high-level technology chieftain to lead its whole of government Technology Transformation Program.

  • Queensland to give state CIO more powers

    The Queensland government intends to beef up the powers of its state chief information officer role, to ensure the candidate has enough power to effectively deal with individual departments and agencies.

Features and Case Studies (21)

  • CenITex needs to be governed for success

    Victoria appears set to leap into a new phase of government ICT with the creation of shared technology services agency CenITex, but challenges remain.

  • The good, the bad and the ugly

    What does the recent election result mean to those of us in the IT industry, and Australian employees in general?

  • Obama win good news for tech

    In Washington and Silicon Valley circles, betting has already begun on who will be the nation's first chief technology officer.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Exclusive: Queensland state CIO opens up

    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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