Guidelines on the corporate governance of ICT developed by Standards Australia have been adopted as an international standard by the ISO (International Standards Organisation).
Standards Australia has maintained its "abstain" vote on Microsoft's attempt to attain international standard status for its Office Open XML file format.
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.
Mick Keelty, the commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, has asked for more flexibility in the law when dealing with evidence connected to suspected terrorists, whose use of new technologies to plan and communicate has put them out of reach of the authorities.
With all our stockpiles of information, are we well prepared to predict our future needs? Not likely.
Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
With all our stockpiles of information, are we well prepared to predict our future needs? Not likely.
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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.
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