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Sweeping changes to the way Australians deal with government agencies will be outlined in a landmark strategy this week that presents opportunities for the local technology sector.

The e-government plan, to be unveiled by Special Minister of State Gary Nairn on Thursday, aims to cut red tape and deliver large administrative cost savings.

The strategy paper will outline plans for an array of online services the government plans to build over the next five years.

E-Government will be in the spotlight at CeBIT Australia 2006 in Sydney in May as the topic of a full-day forum and conference at the show.

Organised in partnership with the Australian Government Information Management Office, the conference represents CeBIT Australia's drive to broaden the scope of the annual event beyond a conventional trade show into a general information technology event of wider interest to business, government and the community at large.

Almost half of technology executives in the government sector in Australia say their organisation is not making the most of the internet.

The finding comes from a survey of 112 executives in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Australian executives in the government sector say there are few systems and processes in place to enable their organisation to make full use of the internet.

The Victorian government has signed a $5 million contract for the provision of online services to hospitals, education facilities, local government and state government organizations.

Citrix Systems will provide its Citrix Presentation Server products to all organizations covered by the Audit Act as part of Victoria's e-government strategy for communications.

New research shows that there are significant disparities in countries’ eGovernment preparedness in the Asia Pacific region, with many governments failing to effectively harness the internet, Australian governments being among of the worst offenders.

The first Asia Pacific eGovernment Readiness Survey 2006 was conducted by Fairfax Business Research and sponsored by content and business process management vendor, FileNet. The white paper surveyed IT executives in 112 public sector organisations in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.