Microsoft Corp on Monday said it will soon make it possible for government clients to run its cloud technology on their own servers as part of a concerted effort to make Azure more appealing to local and federal agencies.
TechnologyOne and Brisbane City Council have resolved their long-running public spat with a secretive settlement.
Brisbane City Council has terminated its IT systems replacement contract with TechnologyOne.
The Australian public wants Commonwealth, state and local governments to up their game in using technology to deliver services to customers.
From November 3, Australian councils will be able to access a free online library that allows them to share processes such as building consents, wastewater management, environmental health and liquor licensing.
The mayor of Adelaide has predicted that the Internet of Things will bring “huge efficiencies” to Australia’s fifth largest city.
Smart parking, lighting and waste management could soon be coming to Canberra, according to the ACT government official leading the city’s digital city initiative.
A transition from analog to IP telephony in mid-2011 enhanced the Hobsons Bay City Council’s ability to communicate with constituents. Customer service manager, Suzanne Paterson, said the council plans to add Web chat to open a further channel for customer interaction.
The Auburn City Council has embraced mobility to automate inspections and increase productivity. The council’s IT manager, Sarju Sahu, said he chose a mobile enterprise application platform by BlinkMobile to enable his any time, any device vision.
Local councils in New South Wales and Victoria are invited to participate in a free trial of Microsoft’s Lync unified communications (UC) system with Sydney-based integrator Computer Systems Australia (CSA).
Councils involved in first release sites for the National Broadband Network struggled to prepare for the change and recommend hiring project managers to facilitate the roll out a new report has found.
Some 38 per cent of Victorian local councils are enabling Web-based an mobile access to services for ratepayers over the next 12 months with 75 per cent reviewing their mobile strategies.
Parramatta City Council has launched the ParraConnect project; a move intended to connect the City of Parramatta through a wireless CBD propsal and digital small business education initiative.