World Telecommunications and Information Society Day
I am pleased to announce that today is World Telecommunications and Information Society Day. Across the world, World Telecommunications and Information Society Day is celebrated in many different ways to raise awareness of societal changes brought about by the Internet and new technologies, as well as to help reduce the ‘digital divide’.
The theme for World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2012 is Women and Girls in ICT. Relevant government ministries and agencies around the world are encouraged to prioritise the implementation of policies that develop talent and the skills necessary to build a vibrant and diversified ICT sector. These policies should engage women and girls at all levels to fully utilise and promote the full breadth of talent in the country. In Australia, we will be marking the day by raising awareness and celebrating the contribution women in ICT have made in the Australian Government. Read more
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AGIMO Presentations – May 2012
As promised, here are two of the recent presentations I’ve given. Read more
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Microsoft Office Accessibility Training Sessions for the Australian Government
In a similar manner to the Adobe education sessions run 12 months ago, Microsoft will be running two training sessions in Canberra on optimising the accessibility of Microsoft Office documents. These sessions will primarily focus on Word, however PowerPoint and Excel will also be covered. The sessions have been designed specifically for Australian Public Service (APS) personnel. Read more
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2012 Australian Government ICT Awards finalists announced
This is the second year that I have had the pleasure of announcing the finalists in the 2012 Excellence in eGovernment Awards, ICT Professional of the Year Award and the Government 2.0 Innovator Award.
It’s always good to get a positive response to our call for nominations. This year it is pleasing to see that we received 56 nominations across the three Award programs.
What is particularly pleasing to hear was that the number of nominations received from across all the three levels of government was relatively evenly balanced. We received 20 nominations from Commonwealth agencies; 21 nominations from State agencies; and 15 from Local Government bodies. I think these figures show that Australia’s pool of ICT talent crosses all government sectors. Read more
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Update on the Draft ICT Vision
As part of a wide-ranging public consultation process undertaken last year, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation, David Tune, in his role as the chair of the Secretaries’ ICT Governance Board (SIGB), released the Draft ICT Strategic Vision. This post is to update you on progress on the Vision and about changes at AGIMO.
Following the public consultation process, SIGB members held a very effective workshop with a range of senior industry (both ICT and other) executives and academics. Attendees enthusiastically engaged in the debate, providing SIGB members with very valuable feedback. So successful was the process that SIGB has agreed to adopt it as a model for the inclusion of independent, external advice in future significant policy development.
As a consequence of the workshop, the broader consultation process, and additional advice from Dr Ian Reinecke, SIGB updated and endorsed the Draft ICT Strategic Vision. A key element of the Vision continues to be active engagement with the community. Consistent with that, I am sharing this updated version with you today. Read more
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Data Centre Facilities Panel – first lease signed
The Department of Finance and Deregulation has signed the first lease through the whole of government Data Centre Facilities Panel (Panel). The lease is with Canberra Data Centres in Hume, and is valued at $45.6 million over the 10 year term of the lease.
Finance has entered the lease on behalf of a consortium of agencies to enable access to the benefits of a modern data centre at whole of government pricing. Data Centres are secure facilities and to support their physical security, the agencies involved will not be named.
We’ll include a link to the AusTender notice when it becomes available.
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Data Centre as a Service – industry briefing session 2 May 2012
As foreshadowed, I’d like to invite representatives from industry to attend a briefing session on the Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) project at 4pm on Wednesday, 2 May 2012, in Canberra.
Update 9/5/12: The on-demand version of the webcast is now available.
The transcript is available for download here:
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Streamlining Procurement: Data Centre as a Service
Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) is the next tranche of work in the Data Centre Strategy. We have been putting a lot of thought into how we can simplify procurement of and reduce transaction costs for cloud and cloud-like services while ensuring that we still meet the necessary procurement requirements. Today’s post is the outcome of this work. Read more
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Guest Post: Launch of the Digital Continuity Plan
Samantha Thompson is a member of the Digital Transition Policy team at the National Archives of Australia.
Last week, I attended the launch of the Digital Continuity Plan by my agency, the National Archives of Australia. The plan is a key element of a new whole-of-government policy on digital transition that will see all Australian Government agencies move to a comprehensive digital information and records management regime. Read more
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Data#3 signed as Microsoft Large Account Reseller
The Department of Finance and Deregulation has signed a new Head Agreement with Data#3 for the whole-of-government provision of Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) deliverables. The Standing Offer Notice (SON470578) for the Head Agreement is now available on AusTender. Read more
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