Search begins for the most valuable public datasets Monday November 21, 2016 By David Donaldson Engagement ALL THINGS P: The federal government wants to know which open data would be most useful to business, researchers and not-for-profits. It has launched…
Taylor signals greater controls on IT projects to drive digital benefits Thursday September 22, 2016 By Harley Dennett News Without a trust program with real incentives and levers, administered from the centre, we won't realise the benefits of digital transformation, says the minister.
DTO's digital marketplace: tech today, all procurement tomorrow? Tuesday August 30, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Procurement should be a marketplace, says the federal minister. The NSW government, National Disability Insurance Agency and now the Digital Transformation Office are all pursuing…
The big data, big benefits and big savings in digital Thursday April 21, 2016 By Angus Taylor Features OPINION: The promise of digital government is enormous. But, Malcolm Turnbull's digital transformation adviser writes in a new monograph, it must reach all tiers…
Gov.au to replace 1500 government websites with an uber-portal Wednesday March 23, 2016 By Tom Burton Communications & Technology The DTO releases its alpha version of gov.au as it plans to cull from the 1500 websites the federal government already operates that are out…
Bidding begins on Canberra's new digital marketplace Wednesday March 23, 2016 By Tom Burton Communications & Technology A new tender panel for digital professionals to bid for parts of the federal government's $5 billion annual ICT spend has been set up on…
Tom Burton: why we need a robust digital trust system now Monday March 7, 2016 By Tom Burton Communications & Technology ANALYSIS: Having an agreed digital identity system government and business can use is critical if Australians are to enjoy the benefits of intelligent digital…
Cross-border address database the model for innovation Wednesday March 2, 2016 By Tom Burton Communications & Technology A cross-agency, cross-border database of more than 13 million addresses will help the public service direct services where they're really needed. The G-NAF set is…
Cities portfolio 'promoted' to whole-of-government agenda Monday February 15, 2016 By Harley Dennett Communications & Technology The Prime Minister has rejected media reports that the Cities portfolio was downgraded in his recent ministerial reshuffle. It had "in reality been promoted", he…