• The AFP enhances its ICT capabilities

  The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has announced the launch in a new 'Innovation Centre' aimed at trialling the latest in ICT to help the organisation better tackle crime.

• Digital education to drive ICT spending

  The growing role of computers, the internet and mobile devices in delivering education will drive ICT spending in Australia, according to a new report by IDC.

• NSW government commits $3 million to Interactive Media Fund

  Digital media companies in NSW are set to get a boost, with funding of $3 million over the next two years.

• NSW makes play to be premier ICT state

  The NSW Government has sought to lay claim to being Australia’s leading ICT state with the launch of a new ICT Governance framework.

• Health, Police win out in QLD 2011-12 Budget ICT spending

  Despite being hit by severe floods and cyclones in the past year, the Queensland Government’s 2011-12 budget still includes a sizeable ICT spending for the coming year.

Whitepapers about ICT

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  The Big Six: The CIO Executive Council’s Frameworks for IT Value and Leadership

  This overview of six of the CIO Executive Council’s most important pieces of intellectual capital represents the thought leadership of literally hundreds of global CIOs spanning over half a decade. It is intended to convey the Council’s position on the current and future CIO role and the value that IT should be creating for the enterprise. We hope that it offers the IT community an intriguing and comprehensive roadmap for continued success.

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  Executive Competencies and the Future-State CIO Overview

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  IDC Report: Managed Communications - Delivering on a Holistic ICT Vision