Tag: digital government

Trust, technology and a new era of digital government 

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
As governments accelerate digital transformation programs, the conversation is shifting beyond technology itself toward a more complex question: how to modernise public services while maintaining trust, accessibility and accountability.  For global software company...

Qld tips $1.2bn into digital govt, sovereign development

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...

Gallagher adds govt services beat in pre-election reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a ministerial shake-up, handing Finance minister Katy Gallagher responsibility for the country’s welfare agencies through Services Australia. Senator Gallagher will take the position...

Shorten quits politics to lead University of Canberra

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Bill Shorten will retire from politics after a 17-year parliamentary career, calling time on championing effective and responsible digital government services to become the University of Canberra’s next vice-chancellor....

Australia ranked fifth in global digital government survey

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has placed fifth out of 38 countries in a global ranking of digital governments, placing above Estonia and snapping at the heels of other advanced economies like Norway and...

Bart Mellish is Qld’s new digital minister

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has a new Digital Services minister in Bart Mellish, an environmental scientist who served as chief of staff to federal Labor Senator Anthony Chisholm prior to politics. Mr...

Dominello in talks to take a national role on digital

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor’s Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten has been in quiet, evolving talks with the retiring NSW state Liberal minister Victor Dominello about taking a national role with...