The NeHTA plan positions the organisation as a long term implementation authority, extending the role it has so far played in standards setting. NeHTA was established by Federal, state and territory health departments and is chaired by businessman David Gonski.
Weiterlesen: Australia: NeHTA strategic plan to unlock stalled eHealth
If there is one area where the benefits of technology reach their utmost potential in society, it is hard to argue against e-health. It has long been an area of exciting innovation and promise. It has also been chronically underfunded. But with healthcare reform at the forefront of the national agenda, the possibilities for an integrated approach to e-health makes the area rife with challenge and opportunity.
"We believe it's time to look at the consumer and business involvement," technology, media and telecommunications leader Damien Tampling says. "How it's going to be used by consumers will make it a successful project.
Weiterlesen: Australia: Include users in broadband plan: Deloitte
From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.
Workmen are already digging trenches in island state Tasmania, the first step in a US$37 billion scheme which Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calls Australia's biggest ever infrastructure venture.
The e-government cluster is a partnership between National ICT Australia (NICTA), the ACT government, several major international companies, ACT companies and other research organisations including the ANU.
Weiterlesen: Australia: E-government cluster boots up with $250k funding