The Federal Budget recently announced significant cuts to public service budgets and public service staff numbers. They will impact on government IT.

Appointment makes the vendor one of only two to be named on both government print panels.

The Tasmanian ICT Centre has received a $50 million boost to its coffers for the next five years. The funds will help develop new services to demonstrate wide-scale connectivity provided by the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The Government’s draft report into cloud computing is a good first step, but does not provide enough momentum or vision according to Ovum research director, Kevin Noonan.

Motorola partner, Cirrus Communications, has won a tender with Charles Sturt University (CSU) to deploy wireless Internet access and other online resources.

As the Federal Election draws near, the future of Australian politics is gaining a strong tinge of Green. Recent Newspoll results have reported the Green’s primary vote jumping to 16 per cent.

Canberra Data Centres has landed a major deal with the Federal Government to provide datacentre facilities for a range of criminal records.

Forty-four new IT projects from 20 different Government agencies will share in funding as part of the $502.4 million reinvestment into ICT efficiency.

Independent senator for South Australia, Senator Nick Xenophon, has a strong voter base and a vital cross-bench seat. He spoke with ARN about the need for negotiation with the Government over ISP filtering, Telstra’s separation and keeping cloud-based information in Australia.