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• Tas govt establishes $28 million ICT Project Fund

  The Tasmanian government has earmarked $28 million for the establishment of an ICT Project Fund. Funding for 2013-14, revealed in today's state budget, will total $4 million, with funding increasing annually up to $10 million in 2016-17.

• Anittel reports $5.9 million half year loss

  Anittel Group (ASX:AYG) has reported a net loss of $5.9 million for its half year ending December 31, 2012 following a 31.5 per cent dive in hardware and software product sales over the period.

• Hobart switched on to the NBN fibre

  Fibre services on the National Broadband Network (NBN) have been switched on in Hobart, Tasmania. Around 1800 premises in the area can now sign up for NBN services.

• Why MONA went mobile: The technology behind Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art

  There are many things that make visiting Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art an unusual experience. The setting, in the Moorilla winery, the striking architecture of MONA itself, and the intense sensory overload that takes place within its walls, with the shocking (and wonderful) juxtaposition of antiquities and contemporary art.

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  The NBN to make Tasmania a more enticing place to live

  A former NBN Tasmania board member believes the National Broadband Network (NBN) will make Tasmania less isolated from the rest of Australia and may even entice mainland residents to relocate to the state.

• Tasmania seeks hosted private cloud for server, storage

  The Tasmanian government revealed plans to gradually move to an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model as part of its ICT strategy.

• Tasmanian Government to slash ICT programs

  The Tasmanian Government has signalled that it could cut as much as $3.9 million from its 2010-11 and 2011-12 budgets in an effort to address a GFC-influenced GST revenue shortfall.

• Tourism Tasmania to spruik state through multimedia

  State government agency Tourism Tasmania is looking for a digital asset management system to make the best use of photos and video in promoting the state as an international holiday destination.

• Tasmanian Department of Health ditches paper, goes digital

  As part of its goal to introduce electronic health records, The Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services is to shortly convert 60,000 paper based records into a digital format.

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  Tasmania Premier to introduce NBN opt-out legislation

  Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, is expected to introduce legislation to the State Parliament today, enabling Tasmania to adopt an opt-out model for the remaining roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the state.

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  Abbott acknowledges support for NBN in Tasmania

  Opposition leader Tony Abbott has given one of the strongest suggestions to date that the Coalition will not roll back fibre deployed by the NBN Co should it be elected to power at the next election.

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  Tasmanian Government to legislate 'opt-out' model for NBN

  The Tasmanian Government is ramping up its roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) announcing it will shortly seek to legislate an ‘opt out’ model for new connections to the broadband network -- the first of its kind in the country.

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  Tasmania invests $93mil to boost innovation

  The Tasmanian Coalition Government will spend more than $93 million in boosting the state’s capability for innovation by capitalising on smart grid technology and the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Tasmania incentivises mobile apps industry

  The Tasmanian State Government is looking to grow its burgeoning mobile applications industry, with plans to provide financial incentives in the near future.

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  Liberal win "a disaster" for Tasmanian economy: Premier

  A Liberal Party win in the Federal election on 21 August would be a disaster for the Tasmanian economy and risk thousands of jobs, according to the state's Premier, David Bartlett.