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  • Skills gap may slug $496m Immigration IT revamp

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed the latest round of upgrades to its AU$496 million Systems for People initiative will go live in April but analysts believe skills shortages may disrupt the project.

  • Labor's first 100 days: What does it mean for tech?

    With its first 100 days behind it, Labor has given the IT industry a lot to think about: standing by election promises, centralising Federal government procurement, and instigating funding cuts.

  • Govt CIOs: Vendors must play nice in multisourcing

    Australian Tax Office CIO Bill Gibson believes that with the days of one-vendor-fits-all type outsourcing now over, long-running rivals will be forced to enter marriages of convenience if they are to get a share of the government dollar.

  • Government to help get more bodies in IT

    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, introduced the Skills Australia Bill 2008 to Parliament yesterday, with some observers already saying it will bolster the IT industry in fighting the skills crisis.

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