Tim has written about the technology sector since the mid 2000s. He covers innovation across the business, education and government sectors.
'My Time and Pay' system will handle attendance, pay and leave at Sydney Trains and NSW Trains.
Following increased usage by inbound travellers of SmartGate technology at Australia's major airports, Customs is set to trial new technology for outbound citizens in Brisbane.
The Australian government CIO says the Gershon Review reinforced a culture that sees IT as a cost to be minimised, rather than a source of productivity and higher-quality services. That's a culture he says he's working to change.
In the second and final part of ZDNet's look at the NSW government's datacentre consolidation program, we examine the concept of a datacentre-based services marketplace and the government's current thinking on how it will approach the cloud.
The AG's office maintains the distinction between 'genuine whistleblowing' and 'unauthorised disclosures' and says Manning and Snowden's actions were not whistleblowing.
The Australian state of Queensland has put inconsistent, fragmented and multi-layered privacy and information laws up for review
The Business Council of Australia says government procurement should be used to support startup and cutting-edge technology suppliers, as well as absorb the organisational risk of new technologies.
Stresses need for balance between national security and citizens’ privacy amid push for creation of mandatory data breach notification laws