The government has renewed its whole-of-government Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA) for the fourth time. The three-year deal will streamline cloud access for 98 federal…

After a string of data breaches in 2018, privacy and protecting people’s information became a hot issue which shows no signs of abating. Digital privacy…

It would be entirely forgivable for any government executive to feel a headache coming on, when the topic of cloud computing hits their to-do list.

The Digital Transformation Agency is putting its cloud-first policy into practice, becoming the first federal agency to embrace Microsoft’s newly-accredited secure cloud service.

Cloud services are on the agenda of public sector organisations to drive efficiencies, enable mobility for in-field operations, and turbocharge their digital culture transformation programs…

The demands, expectations and security of government information and technology carry a different weighting of governance and public expectation. Microsoft Azure finally unleashes the capacity…

Collaboration is easy to say but much harder to achieve, especially when it comes to finding common platforms. Microsoft’s local Protected certification of its Azure…

Many experts believe that autonomous vehicles will be ready for public use on Australian roads by 2020. Operation of autonomous vehicles will be heavily reliant…

Seizing the opportunity to accelerate, reform and deliver personalised government services requires more than intent. It requires world class infrastructure backed by the accrued intelligence,…

Agencies have for years played on the margins of cloud, only to find choices and progress constrained amid concerns over security, sovereignty, governance and resilience.

The ACCC inquiry into the impact of big tech platforms like Google and Facebook on the media will be an opportunity to frame a new…

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The big tech review is a useful clean up of the notoriously clunky procurement system and a good start to getting more value for the…

The days of big bang IT deals to mega vendors could be over. Reforms to stop agencies favouring large incumbent players will shrink deal sizes…