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Government Data Management
UK audit confirms progress in open govt agenda
A new report from UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) says that the progress in UK’s open government agenda has been good. It has achieved some noteworthy results; for instance, at the end of last year, the police crime map web site had recorded 47 million visits, and the Department of Education had seen an 84 per cent increase in annual use of comparative school data.
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Australian state ramps up US$2.05 billion ICT reforms
The government of New South Wales, Australia, is ramping up ...
Central Government
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.
15 March 2012 | News
Australia spends US $29.2 million on airport body scanners
The Australian Government will spend US$29.2 million on airport passenger screening technology at major airports.
9 March 2012 | News
Aus state spends US$11.7 million on Digital Futures Fund
The Victorian Government is allocating US$11.7 million to a new Digital Futures Fund to fast-track research and development into data mining, analytics, cloud computing and cyber-security.
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.
10 November 2011 | News
Wellington – the creative digital city
Wellington City Council has released a Digital Strategy and Action Plan, which sets an ambitious target – to achieve global recognition as a “creative digital city”.
29 July 2011 | Interview
Growth and social equity in Sri Lanka
An interview with the Minister of Public Management Reforms, the Honourable Navin Dissanayake MP, about how ICT provides the foundation for growth and social equity.
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India’s govt performance guru delivers key speech
It is nine months since the Government of India announced a plan to overhaul the ...
Bangladesh plans for strict cyber-crime laws
Bangladesh is planning stringent measures to fight cyber crime amid the rapid expansion of information ...
Public-private coalitions key to digital divide
Public and private sector partnerships are needed to address the digital divide in Asia’s ...