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The Australian Government’s study into the Accessibility of the Portable Document Format for people with a disability
The web accessibility thread remains the most popular of our blog themes. Thanks to the work of Jacqui and Raven, it is the place to go to for relevant and reliable information on online accessibility issues in the Australian Government context. This trend continues today with this post heralding the release of the Australian Government’s study into the Accessibility of the Portable Document Format for people with a disability.
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AGIMO Blog Management
On 17 March 2009, some 20 months ago, an article appeared on a web news site alleging that the Australian Government had added Wikileaks to its list of prohibited online content. Wikileaks had published a purported copy of the list however, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) made it clear at the time that the published list was not accurate. Read more
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Industry Briefing: Data Centre Strategy
Hi everyone,
Just to let you know that AGIMO is conducting an industry briefing on Thursday 2 December 2010 on the implementation of the Data Centre Strategy. For more information and to register, please visit the Data Centre briefing page on AusTender.
Cheers,
Kayelle
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Independent review of the ICT reform program released
Today I am pleased to release the findings of an independent review of the Australian Government’s ICT Reform Program. The review was undertaken by Dr Ian Reinecke, former head of the National E-Health Transition Authority, member of the Government 2.0 Taskforce and an experienced advisor to Australian Governments on ICT projects. Read more
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Open data and data.gov.au
A crucial part of the Government 2.0 Taskforce report, the Australian Government’s response to the Taskforce and the Government’s subsequent Declaration of Open Government was a focus on releasing more government data, subject to privacy, security and other relevant concerns. The aim of this process is to enable greater public access to taxpayer-funded data in useful formats and under open licences so that it can be reused for other, potentially valuable purposes.
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Government 2.0 implementation in Australia: an AGIMO presentation
Recently, I gave a presentation to a Government 2.0 conference in Canberra on the topic of Government 2.0 implementation in Australia and AGIMO’s relevant services. Other speakers at the conference included Andrew Stott, Director for Transparency and Digital Engagement for the UK Government, and excellent local speakers including former Gov 2 Taskforce member Mia Garlick, the General Manager for Communications of the Department of Human Services, Hank Jongen, Craig Thomler and many more. Read more
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