How to reduce the risks and costs of projects: Top 10 IT procurement mistakes
Use these legal guidelines when arranging IT purchasing deals to help your organization reduce the risks and costs of projects.
View ArticleDefence to review systems integration strategy
The Department of Defence's peak technology strategy arm has started running the ruler over its cohort of technology suppliers as it considers establishing a new procurement panel for applications and...
View ArticleSA government tenders for hardware panel
The South Australian Government is looking to establish a panel of manufacturers for the supply of desktops, notebooks, netbooks and server equipment.
View ArticleAGIMO releases open source software principles
The Australian Government has released a new policy aiming to strengthen the consideration of open source by agencies in their software procurements.
View ArticleVito Forte, CIO, Fortescue Metals Group
After joining the Fortescue Metals Group as CIO in January 2011, Vito Forte now leads the company’s IT department as it assists the resources industry giant to keep pace with its strategy of rapid...
View ArticleVito Forte, CIO, Fortescue Metals Group
After joining the Fortescue Metals Group as CIO in January 2011, Vito Forte now leads the company’s IT department as it assists the resources industry giant to keep pace with its strategy of rapid...
View ArticleAdidas Heads to the Cloud to Control IT Spending
The sporting goods unit in Latin America implemented cloud-based procurement software in a multinational environment. It wasn't easy.
View ArticleSmartphone app puts NT Government tenders in reach
The Northern Territory government has unveiled an app for iPhone, Android and Windows smartphones which will allow users to access government quotations and tenders.
View ArticleGrantly Mailes to drive Coalition ICT strategy in Victoria
The former first CIO of the South Australian government has been named the first 'chief technology advocate' of Victoria.
View ArticleVic govt to tap cloud, increase use of shared services
The Victorian government will use cloud computing infrastructure and increase the use of shared services to deliver its new whole-of-government ICT strategy, according to the state's new chief...
View ArticleData #3 wins Queensland government computer contract
System integrator Data #3 (ASX: DTL) has been reappointed as a panel supplier to the Queensland government with the awarding of a computer hardware and associated services contract.
View ArticleNSW investment in ICT, procurement reform critical: Deloitte
The New South Wales government showed a great understanding of how to harness ICT in the state’s 2013-14 budget, according to Deloitte partner Patrick Lane.
View ArticleICT hardware agreement supports NSW move to as-a-service
The New South Wales government announced a $93 million ICT hardware agreement to enhance government agency facilities and citizen services.
View ArticleCommonwealth to set up mobile procurement panel
The Australian government plans to establish a whole-of-government mobile procurement panel in March next year, according to a request for tender published this week by the Department of Finance.
View ArticleNSW government calls for ICT advisory panel nominations
The New South Wales government is seeking five IT professionals for its ICT advisory panel.
View ArticleVictoria to spend $6 million on CenITex transformation
The Victorian government has allocated $6 million of its 2014-15 budget to outsourcing ICT infrastructure and services provided by CenITex.
View ArticleShould you buy enterprise applications from a startup?
The idea of buying an enterprise application from a startup company might sound like anathema to a CIO. But Chris Laping, CIO of restaurant chain Red Robin, based in Greenwood Village, Colo.,...
View ArticleNSW minister Dominic Perrottet lays out pre-election digital plan
A 'digital first' strategy will drive NSW's $2 billion ICT program into the New Year with a renewed focus on mobile apps, data analytics, and internet technologies in the lead up to a March 2015 election.
View ArticleVictorian police spend $15m on IT refresh
The Victorian police spent a total of $15 million on an IT refresh during the 2013-14 financial year, including the replacing of a distributed server network, transitioning from Windows XP to Windows 7...
View ArticleNSW government attracts SMEs for procurement
More than 1000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have registered for the ICT Services Scheme in New South Wales, the NSW government has revealed.
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