The ABG was introduced to provide people in rural and remote areas not covered under the proposed national broadband network with access to metro-comparable services.
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Users will be able to create an account and personalise the site so they can easily access information or services from different government agencies. The portal will also be able to pre-populate forms with details from their profile, and allow users to complete the forms offline.
Die Polizeibehörde des australischen Bundesstaates New South Wales (NSW) startet im Juni einen Pilotversuch mit Handheld-Geräten, die Personen vor Ort anhand der Fingerabdrücke identifizieren können. Das Projekt, dessen Kostenpunkt bei 5,7 Mio. australischen Dollar (3,5 Mio. Euro) liegt, soll den Polizisten die Identitätsfeststellung in Echtzeit ermöglichen und der Behörde damit vor allem Zeit ersparen, die die manuelle Verarbeitung der Fingerprints in Anspruch nehmen würde, berichtet das Nachrichtenportal AustralianIT.
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Des Pearson, Auditor-General for Victoria, released a report yesterday assessing the outcome of the state's whole-of-government electronic directory initiative — Project Rosetta — concluding that delays and budget excesses related to the project are symbolic of ongoing problems in government IT.
Gil Carter, general manager of authentication at NEHTA, told attendees at the CeBIT's e-government Forum today that critics should consider the "wicked problems trying to be solved" when reading any adverse press about its efforts.
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