News

• Expert: Minister Gray must show ICT leadership

  By David Ramli | 08 November, 2010 11:47

  The new Special Minister of State and successor to Lindsay Tanner, Gary Gray, must take a hands-on leadership role in Government procurement if he wants to succeed, according to an industry expert.

• ASG predicts bigger and better FY11

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 19 August, 2010 12:56

  Record FY10 results just setting the company up for a explosion in the coming year

• IT industry angered by Gillard Government Gershon funds disposal

  By Julia Talevski | 07 August, 2010 08:00

  The IT industry is up in arms over the Labor Government’s plans to remove the promised $447.5 million pinned for ICT innovation spending.

• Gillard Govt dips into $1 billion Gershon honey pot

  By Jenna Pitcher | 06 August, 2010 10:34

  A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will put its hand into the $1 billion dollar Gershon-funded honey pot -- a fund reserved for government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects -- to fund other election promises.

• Analyst: Public service revolution set to jumpstart IT

  By David Ramli | 09 April, 2010 17:03

  IT resellers and vendors are set to get a hike in business from the Federal Government’s public service, according to Ovum research director for public sector, Kevin Noonan.

• DEEWR wants new ICT provider panel

  By Trevor Clarke | 14 August, 2009 12:24

  The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has opened a tender for the creation of a non-exclusive panel of ICT providers.

• ACS warms to Gershon Report but cautions against rash spending, job cuts

  By Andrew Hendry | 21 October, 2008 13:08

  The Australian Computer Society issued a statement today in support of Sir Peter Gershon’s Report that candidly reviewed Australian government’s use and management of ICT, but warned that knee-jerk slashing of budgets or personnel could see the industry take a backward step.