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Victorian records management stuck in the 70s

In the year Victoria’s Public Records Act 1973 was enacted, flared pants, flower-power shirts with massive wing collars and monster sideburns were the order of the day.  However the average public sector worker’s desktop would have housed only a few unsexy peripherals perhaps not much more than an in-tray, a pen and notepad and an ashtray. A major review of the Management of Public Sector Records in the state completed by the Victorian Auditor-General has found that record-keeping practice has not kept pace with the vast change in the information management landscape since those times.

Aus Government to review all major ICT projects

The Commonwealth Government will review all significant government technology projects aiming to provide greater transparency and oversight of Government’s $A6.2 billion annual ICT spend.

Diary of a Thoroughly Modern Knowledge Worker

Microsoft has come a long way on its mission to enable working from anywhere on a range of devices. For instance, this morning I’m on the train on my way to the office. Later today have a meeting with a customer to go through a proposal for a potential project.

SA Health tackles service delivery with Objective

SA Health has extended its use of Objective across the Department for Health and Ageing, to digitally transform service delivery, responsiveness and information management practices in compliance with the government’s Digital by Default policy. The implementation will be rolled out to the entire Department consisting of approximately 2000 users.

What is an Open, Cloud-Based Digital Signature?

Lift the lid on the world of standards in relation to electronic signatures and you will find is there is no shortage of contenders, each with a dazzling acronym referring to entities such as X.509 PKI, PAdES, ETSI and ISO 14533.

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