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Canada reveals open govt action plan

The Canadian government has announced a new Open Government Action Plan, which will build on the achievements to date and push forward in three areas: Open Data, Open Information and Open Dialogue.

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Australian state ramps up US$2.05 billion ICT reforms

The government of New South Wales, Australia, is ramping up ...

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Australia rolls out US$387 mil ICT integration programme

Australia’s peak social service agency, the Department of Human ...

26 April 2012 | News

Australia to launch one-stop online gateway for aged care

This My Aged Care internet portal, to be supported by dedicated phone services, goes live in early 2013. It is part of a US$3.84 billion (AUD$3.7 billion) reform agenda designed to overhaul aged care services in Australia.

26 April 2012 | News

New Video Solutions for Children Facing Adversity

A new video solutions will be implemented to enable children affected by war, disease, poverty, and other adversities to connect with leaders around the world to help them learn new skills and sports.

6 April 2012 | News

Australia settles US$235 million Wi-Fi patent claim

Australia’s peak science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) settles US$235 million Wi-Fi patent claim with wireless device and chip-makers.

29 March 2012 | News

Australia incentivises General Practitioners to join national e-health programme

The Australian Government is racing to enlist General Practitioners into its US$484 million national e-Health programme — with new rebate incentives for healthcare professionals.

22 March 2012 | News

Australia launches "virtual meeting" services for higher education

Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) launches virtual meeting services for major universities.

15 March 2012 | News

US State to move 26,000 employee email accounts to the cloud

State of Colorado will migrate more than of 26,000 Executive Branch state employees to Google Apps for Government, said Kristin D. Russell, Secretary of Technology and State Chief Information Officer, Colorado’s Office of Information Technology.

10 March 2012 | News

U.S. appoints new Government Chief Technology Officer

Todd Park joins White House as new Chief Technology Officer.

9 March 2012 | Interview

South Australia leads the charge on social media

The South Australian government engages more than 12,000 people in an ambitious social media program.

22 February 2012 | News

UK government opens G-cloud store

The UK Government has launched a public sector “appstore” that enables end-users to access services in the cloud.

21 February 2012 | News

US Congress allocates US$7 bil for public safety network

Legislation has been approved by the US Government on the 17th of February to build a new nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network.

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