The three new whitepapers announced today address what Special Minister of State Gary Nairn considers to be the biggest stalling point for a national smartcard rollout - interoperability.
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Normal, sensible people will find the following stupendously stupid: if a would-be small-business owner went to an accountant for advice before setting up a business, and commissioned an expert to draw up a business plan, it could prove a struggle to claim these costs as tax deductions.
The funding will be provided over three years and will be used to support the creation of aid management tools, e-government grants management, global online knowledge-sharing communities and support for a network of locally-owned web-related services.
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However, figures released at the conference, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, show a decreased use of standards in both the public and private sectors.
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In einem Pilotprojekt testet die für Logistik zuständige Behörde Defense Material Organization (DMO) verschiedene Typen von RFID-Tags, die auf Transportpaletten eingesetzt werden sollen. Die DMO zeichnet für die komplette Beschaffung des australischen Militärs verantwortlich, vom Küchenpapier bis hin zur Raketenmunition. Sie unterhält mehr als 50 Standorte weltweit.
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