News

• Stellar year for Canberra ICT workers: Peoplebank

  By Jennifer O'Brien | 02 May, 2011 13:45

  ICT contractor rates are rising, signalling what could be “a record year for contract workers", according to the latest findings from IT recruiter, Peoplebank.

• Profile: Microsoft Australia's new chief Pip Marlow

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 01 February, 2011 15:06

  Microsoft’s new country manager, Pip Marlow, has been with the company for 15 years and brings a wealth of channel experience to the role. She chats with ARN about her vision for the company in 2011 and how she plans on maintaining her work/life balance.

• Ovum: Government should ditch Gershon contractor cut recommendation

  By Spandas Lui | 29 November, 2010 17:05

  The Gershon Review’s recommendation to halve the amount of contractors working for the Federal Government in favour of permanent staff, has impacted on the work of a number of agencies, according to Ovum.

• Special Minister of State grey about Gershon

  By David Ramli | 04 November, 2010 16:28

  New Special Minister of State, Gary Gray, in his first full Q&A defines his role, his relationship with the tech industry and dealing with the Gershon review

• Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, gets promoted with more responsibilities

  By David Ramli | 11 September, 2010 13:53

  Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has retained his position in the Gillard Government’s cabinet with an increase in responsibility.

• Former Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner, becomes university lecturer

  By David Ramli | 24 August, 2010 15:54

  Former Finance Minister and driver of the Gershon Review into Government IT, Lindsay Tanner, has become the inaugural vice-chancellor’s fellow at Victoria University.

• 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.

• Industry to benefit from 44 Government ICT projects

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 19 May, 2010 11:41

  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.

• IT contractors to leave Canberra

  By Spandas Lui | 18 May, 2010 09:29

  ICT contractors are ditching Canberra due to reduced opportunities in the Government sector, according to a recruitment firm. This is sparking fears of an impending skills shortage in the Federal Government market.

• ISVs win ability to commercialise Government projects

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 06 May, 2010 15:06

  The fallout from the Gershon review has won ISVs the ability to commercialise intellectual property (IP) developed for Government departments.

• Government plans more contractor job cuts

  By David Ramli | 30 April, 2010 16:32

  The Federal Government has reinforced its aim to slash the number of IT contractors it employs while boosting the number of permanent IT staff.

• SMB IT advocate: All bark, no bite?

  By David Ramli | 04 March, 2010 13:15

  Small and medium-sized IT providers have welcomed the Federal Government’s plans to appoint an SMB IT advocate, but some claim nothing will change unless it gains extra powers.

• IT job ads down

  By David Ramli | 06 October, 2009 17:01

  IT jobs departed from the national trend and fell in September thanks largely to Gershon job cuts, according to the latest results of the Olivier Job Index.

• Gershon changes put $54.5m in the ICT reinvestment pot

  By Trevor Clarke | 14 August, 2009 12:11

  Changes implemented in Federal Government agencies as a result of the Gershon review will create $109 million of savings in the 2009/10 financial year.

• Tanner opens Gershon datacentre panel tender

  By Trevor Clarke | 28 May, 2009 16:44

  The Federal Government will create a panel of datacentre providers to supply space and services to agencies during the development of the whole-of-government datacentre strategy instigated as part of the Gershon review.