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    Guidelines on the corporate governance of ICT developed by Standards Australia have been adopted as an international standard by the ISO (International Standards Organisation).

  • Microsoft's OOXML 'choice' argument squashed

    Microsoft claims that Australia will benefit from "greater choice" if local standards bodies vote this week to accept the Office Open XML format as an ISO standard.

  • Federal government to toughen information security

    The scope of a closely watched survey of computer crime and security in Australia has been expanded with critical infrastructure providers in particular urged by the Attorney-General's Department to participate.

  • Storage overwhelms Aust CIOs

    Data overload is hitting Australian IT departments, as CIOs faced with shrinking budgets grapple with new ways to meet enterprise storage needs.

  • NEHTA denies stakeholder 'gag'

    Members of the National E-Health Transition Authority's (NEHTA) new stakeholder group have not been gagged, the outgoing CEO of the publicly funded company said today.

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    Data overload is hitting Australian IT departments, as CIOs faced with shrinking budgets grapple with new ways to meet enterprise storage needs.

  • Food authority cooks up top CIO role

    One of the government's regulatory agencies is on the hunt to fill a newly-created head of IT position, bucking the trend for technology outsourcing in public services.

  • War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

    What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

  • Do CIOs need standards to follow?

    Guidelines for IT governance and project management are being developed by an Australian standards body. Is this what senior management are looking for when making their tech decisions?

  • The knowledge game

    With all our stockpiles of information, are we well prepared to predict our future needs? Not likely.

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    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

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