Promoted Flexible, affordable, practical: what cloud really offers government Thursday June 7, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Career Advice 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…
Govdex out, Data#3 takes over Canberra's digital collaboration Monday January 22, 2018 By Harley Dennett News Govdex, the federal government's digital file-sharing and collaboration platform, has been marked for termination for more than a year now. Today Finance's John Sheridan officially…
Promoted Public sector CIOs deliver the straight talk on digital transformation challenges Thursday November 16, 2017 By The Mandarin Career Advice Forget buzzwords and hype around digital transformation in government. What counts is the frank, fearless and lived experiences of those now making the journey.
'Why not an app?' Red tape endures for flights, hotels & car hire Thursday May 12, 2016 By Harley Dennett Career Advice Government is one of the last customer groups still using a travel agent, but for how much longer? Simplicity promised with central coordination hasn't lived…
Don’t worry, govCMS doesn’t mean standardised sites Thursday April 21, 2016 By David Donaldson News Will govCMS mean bland, cookie-cutter websites? No way, argues one of its creators. John Sheridan says people are queuing up to join thanks to the…
DTO patches up with Finance, brings govCMS to the new GOV.AU beta Wednesday April 20, 2016 By Harley Dennett Communications & Technology If GOV.AU is to be the centre around which all Commonwealth websites swirl, then now is the time to get familiar with Finance's govCMS publishing…
Promoted One system, transformative change: a smart CMS Friday December 11, 2015 By The Mandarin Features John Sheridan says the cloud-based, open-source content management platform now operating across government allows agencies a flexibility in their online interfaces never before possible. "This…
John Sheridan on how to improve the $50 billion procurement system Tuesday November 24, 2015 By Tom Burton Career Advice In this presentation to the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, Australia's Chief Technology Officer considers approaches to the much-maligned procurement rules and practices of…
GovCMS rolls out digital welcome mat to the 'little guys' Monday March 9, 2015 By The Mandarin News Smaller agencies in all tiers of government will be catered for as the next phase of Australia's public sector digital revolution is rolled out. One…
The right tool for the job: social media in the public service Wednesday September 24, 2014 By Stephen Easton Features Social media has emerged as a powerful tool for public sector organisations. But it's just part of a holistic communications strategy, and it's important to…
Social media: beat the journos, don't say anything stupid Wednesday September 17, 2014 By Stephen Easton Features Australia's chief technology officer discussed social media policy and the power of direct online publishing at a forum in Canberra. Public servants are now breaking…