$17 million in taxpayer funds spent on NBN expressions of interest process, with the remainder coming from tenderers, according to a new Australian National Audit Office report
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has put a $30 million price tag on the first failed NBN tender process, blaming the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Minister Stephen Conroy and the global financial crisis.
Communications Minister talks up his own projects during speech in Las Vegas as driving the digital economy
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has talked up the Federal Government’s ICT projects and its proposed separation of Telstra in a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Former assistant treasurer to lead opposition's broadband push
The opposition has selected Tony Smith to takeover as shadow minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy. The appointment comes as part of a ministerial reshuffle following Tony Abbott’s appointment as opposition leader.
Select Senate Committee calls for more audits, timetables, cost-benefit analysis and a freeze on asset purchases
A Federal Senate committee into the National Broadband Network (NBN) has condemned the Government’s lack of information and called for a raft of audits, timetables and a cost-benefit analysis. But a spokesperson for the broadband minister claims it is highly biased.
Government sectors finalise procurement plans for the new financial year
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is set to open a tender seeking technical help to test content filtering products and services in August.
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is looking to appoint a primary legal services advisor and associated panel of providers
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is looking to appoint a primary legal services advisor to assist with the national broadband network NBN implementation study.
I’m not one for conspiracy theories but I just can’t get the idea out of my head that the Federal Government’s decision to go it alone with the NBN was because of cyber security concerns. No, not because of China and Russia directly, but because it will help our own national security.
CEO, Ian Birks, welcomes Government move but raises concerns about the potential for manipulation
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has raised concerns about the effectiveness of a new Federal Government digital economy blog in policy development.
