Tag: Gig Guide

The Gig Guide: Finance reshuffle puts IT veteran at helm

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed Matt Yannopoulos as secretary of the Department of Finance, placing a career public servant with a strong IT and digital background at the helm...

The Gig Guide: WA names Science and Technology Council members

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Western Australian government has appointed a new 13-member Science and Technology Council to steer the growth of the state’s research and innovation ecosystem. Chaired by newly appointed WA...

The Gig Guide: Australia’s top bureaucrat resigns

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...

The Gig Guide: ATN appoints new chair

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Australian Technology Network (ATN) of Universities has appointed former  chief defence scientist and University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO as its new chair. Professor Zelinsky will...

The Gig Guide: TfNSW tech chief departs

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Transport for NSW’s (TfNSW’s) chief technology and innovation officer, Kurt Brissett has departed the agency after 9 years to join property developer Built as its chief digital and information...

Gig Guide: NSW locks in a new privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade....

Gig Guide: Changing of NSW startup guard

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s largest startup community has a new leader, with Majella Campbell promoted to chief executive of Fishburners this week ahead of its move out of the CBD. Ms Campbell...

Gig Guide: NSW appoints its next cyber chief

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has tapped Sydney Metro enterprise security leader Marie Patane to take over the challenging role of securing the state’s critical systems and data holdings....