The Australian government chief information officer, Ann Steward, said AGIMO recently completed a survey on free and open source survey which will be released "soon".
Weiterlesen: Australia: Govt open source survey finds hidden uptake
The changes, announced in Sydney tonight by Special Minister of State Gary Nairn, will allow users to create an account and log in to australia.gov.au to access federal government services.
Australia's great e-health vision continues to stall with new research showing that greater use of ICT in the health sector could generate savings worth more than $1.5 billion per annum.
The research sets out the cost of a health care system that operates in disconnected silos pointing out that the bulk of ICT investment has been directed at the development of large, closed monolithic systems.
Weiterlesen: Australia: Failed e-health vision costing $1.5 billion per annum
This week the state's Department of Human Services -- which is responsible for health and other community services -- called for an external consultant to develop a business case evaluating current e-referral activities in Victoria and examining the path forward towards universal use of e-referral in the state.
Weiterlesen: Australia: Victoria's e-referral project steams ahead
Commissioned by the Australian Centre for Health Research, the report argues a broadband network of health services should be created to allow patients to be tracked no matter where they go for medical services.
Weiterlesen: Australia: Report backs electronic health records