German software giant SAP is investing 150 million in a dedicated Centre for Digital Government in Canberra. This centre, to be operational by mid-2015, will be fully integrated with hosted private cloud services.
Former Australian government CIO, Glenn Archer, has joined Gartner as research vice-president for its public sector research group.
The Australian government’s CIO Glenn Archer has quit after spending just over one year in the role.
The Federal Government has claimed it is on track to fully deliver a total of 696,000 PCs under its Computers in Schools program, however current rollout rates suggest a shortfall of some 203,143 computers by the initiative’s December 2011 deadline.
A major hardware refresh may be on the cards for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) following a request for tender seeking to establish a new panel of providers.