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• WA businesses ramp up CIO, senior ICT hires to deal with mining boom

  Western Australia has seen a ramp up in recruitment of CIOs and senior ICT employees as companies try to meet increasing demands of the ongoing mining and resources boom.

• Will Windows 8 survive in the post-PC world?

  Try as it will to break through in the mobile space, Microsoft is still struggling to gain any ground with Windows Phone almost a year-and-a-half after its launch.

• Govt launches $5m robotic labs at UTS

  The Federal Government has launched a $5 million facility at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) for nurses and midwives to train with robot patients.

• Q&A: NSW Electoral Commission CIO, Ian Brightwell

  As CIO of the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC), Ian Brightwell has been pivotal in the agency’s journey towards electronic voting over recent years.

• Updated: ACMA seeks deputy CIO

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking a new deputy CIO ‘Transformation’ after former CIO, Carsten Larsen, moved into a general management role with the communications regulator.

• UTS details ICT overhaul, shortlists CIO candidates

  The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has shortlisted applicants for its newly created CIO role, with a possible appointment to be made by the end of April.

• Q&A: Department of Human Services CIO, Gary Sterrenberg

  When former ANZ bank CIO, Gary Sterrenberg, was appointed to the role of CIO for the Department of Human Services (DHS), he had his work cut out for him.

• Walmart shuffles IT execs, names new CIO

  Walmart shuffled its top IT executives last week, promoting CIO Rollin Ford to the position of chief administrative officer for the retail giant. Karenann Terrell, previously assistant CIO, is the new CIO, effective Feb. 1.

• UTS on the hunt for CIO

  The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is on the lookout for a CIO to head up its IT department and implement new initiatives as part of a $1 billion upgrade to the university.

• NSW govt appoints CIO

  The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) has appointed Emily Morgan as its CIO on a six-month contract to facilitate and run a project across its IT infrastructure.

• Can you keep your IT staff in 2012?

  IT staff retention is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2012.

• The CIO's lament: 20-something techies who quit after 1 year

  Louis Trebino, CIO and senior vice president at the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) in New York City, is experiencing significant turnover on his Web development team.

• NSW Dept of Family and Community Services appoints new CIO

  The NSW Department of Family and Community Services have appointed Tim Hume, from the state’s department of health, to the role of CIO.

• Updated: Dept of Finance appoints new CIO

  The Federal Department of Finance and Deregulation has appointed TransACT general manager of IT, Rozanne Frost, as its new CIO.

• Queensland govt still looking for CIO

  Nearly six months on from announcing that Queensland would appoint a new CIO to oversee the state's ICT, the government has confirmed that it is still yet to fill the role.