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• ABS searches for new Census provider

  Prefers it to be hosted on the cloud and encourages open source software

• Local demand for IT professionals surges

  Census data showed 20 per cent growth in employment in IT

• Govt tech failures pinned on increased IT outsourcing

  The Community and Public Sector Union slams the Government's reliance on external IT procurement

• Calls for Govt IT spend inquiry to look at "over-reliance" on external vendors

  Government has been “throwing money at external vendors” to fix IT problems, the CPSU says

• IBM awarded $13.7M Govt mainframe deal

  The deal includes the supply of hardware and operating systems, installation and secure disposal services

• The Govt’s big budget IT projects for 2017

  All the big ticket tech projects that could see local partners competing for lucrative government contracts