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    Not enough migrant workers are being hired to work in public service IT, which is contributing to a government-wide ICT skills shortage, according to a report by the Australian Government Information Management Office.

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    The University of Western Australia has flagged plans for a number of large new technology projects as it continues to standardise core ICT services. The institution has a total ongoing annual IT spend of around AU$16 million, excluding major projects.

  • Auditor-general slams AU University's software project

    The Victorian Auditor General's Office has slammed RMIT University's management over their bungled Academic Management System (AMS) IT project, identifying "fundamental failures" in project management structures.

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    RMIT's failed PeopleSoft implementation has been the subject of intense media scrutiny and a damning Auditor Generals report following the system's failure to deliver and subsequent budget blow-out. ZDNet Australia spoke to RMIT's executive director of IT services to find out how it went wrong.

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    Deakin University finds a new solution to the ever-increasing demand for storage backup while facing rapid growth across its campuses, IT director Craig Warren tells ZDNet Australia.

  • Auditor-general slams AU University's software project

    The Victorian Auditor General's Office has slammed RMIT University's management over their bungled Academic Management System (AMS) IT project, identifying "fundamental failures" in project management structures.

  • Have (IT) certs will travel?

    Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

  • The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

    Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

  • DoE Victoria learns from project management lessons

    Working out an IT governance scheme when you have 600,000 users in place is a challenge, but stricter project management has been so successful for the Department of Education in Victoria that the government agency is now adopting the same methodology even for non-IT projects.

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