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• Connecting the dots: digital transformation and beyond

  For government agencies thinking about journeying to the cloud, it's all about data, according to IT cloud services veteran, Ahmed Assan.

• IBM awarded $13.7M Govt mainframe deal

  ​IBM has won a $13.7 million deal from the Department of Human Services for the provision of mainframe storage infrastructure.

• Human Services seeks STEM grads for CIO scheme

  ​The Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering university graduates with STEM skills places on a six month IT career development scheme.

• Defence personnel IT system replacement “over budget and behind schedule”

  A long-running Defence IT project, for which Accenture is an integration partner, has come under fire for cost overruns and delays.

• Accenture gets first dibs on Centrelink payment system overhaul

  Accenture has beaten out Capgemini as the preferred partner for the next phase of the Government’s massive Centrelink payment system overhaul.

• ​Steven Fox leaves Caltex

  Steven Fox has left his position as CIO at Caltex Australia after five and half years in the role.

• Medicare payments IT system overhaul gets $31.5 million kick-start

  ​The government is planning to spend an initial $31.5 million during 2016-17 to overhaul the IT systems it uses to deliver Medicare payments to Australians.

• DHS taps bots and machine learning after APAC's biggest Windows 10 rollout

  ​Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has heaped praise on the Department of Human Services (DHS) following its Windows 10 implementation, the largest deployment in the Asia-Pacific region to date.

• How AI is influencing Accenture’s new technology mix

  Artificial intelligence is set to play an increasing role in how Accenture solves customer problems.

• ​Accenture calling for fintech entrants

  Fintech startups are being asked to apply for a place in a 12-week program that will see the young companies gain exposure to executives at big global banks.
  

• Michael Maczan new Alliance Global Assistance CIO

  Allianz Global Assistance has appointed Michael Maczan as its new CIO.
  

• ​​Man versus machine: three myths about the digital workforce

  As companies consider their next steps in digital transformation, Accenture's John Cassidy dispels three digital workforce myths.

• Accenture invests in artificial intelligence R&D

  Accenture says it is committing a significant portion of its global research and development to artificial intelligence and is opening a new Accenture Technology Lab and Centre for Innovation in Dublin, Ireland.

• Cisco leading another IoT standards group

  Cisco has been named a founding member and director of yet anotherInternet of Things standards group to help promote and encourage use of networked machines.

• 13 best companies for female IT pros

  One key to recruiting and retaining more women in technology is representation: Organizations with women in visible leadership positions tend to attract other women. To recognize firms that both measure and actively work to change underrepresentation of women, the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance women in computing, released this month its annual list of top companies for women technologists leadership index.