Abbott plans centralised procurement panel
An Australian government led by Coalition leader Tony Abbott would have a single Commonwealth procurement panel for all companies that wish to contract with the government.
An Australian government led by Coalition leader Tony Abbott would have a single Commonwealth procurement panel for all companies that wish to contract with the government.
The latest craze -- scanning (and saving) credit cards with your Palm. It just shows 'the street has its own uses for technology.'
Children's charities severely criticise Yahoo!'s policy on Internet chatrooms and call on the industry to be more responsible
Government agencies are set to raise the bar on environmental requirements for technology suppliers.By year end, agencies will be armed with a "best practice checklist" on environmental strategies for ICT.
Today's a triple crown of Russian news. Snowden leaves the West behind for another three years, Russia bans anonymous wifi (and is bound to find a way to blame that on the NSA), and Java won't keep you warm in the great Bear nation.
Many governments around the world are rallying to the cry of 'software libre' and requiring agencies to only use proprietary software as a last resort.
Many vendors are still failing to take steps to clean up their act, and legislation such as the WEEE directive won’t do enough, says pressure group
The Queensland government has announced plans to embark on a new green procurement strategy, after a procedural review led to the establishment of a green whole-of-government computing arrangement.
Tapping into the green meme, Forrester analyst Christopher Mines has developed an action plan for CIOs for implementing green IT principles. According to Mines's report ($379 US) , green mandates are funded by multiple motives--saving money (reduce energy spend, improve IT equipment utilization, benefit from tax breaks), enhancing public perception and doing the right thing (corporate social responsibility).
Y2K fears drove a generation of companies to upgrade their PCs. Four years on, those systems need to be replaced - but such a mammoth upgrade has serious environmental implications