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NSW government outsources shared services

The NSW Government has announced the outsourcing the functions of shared service provider to over 6,000 public servants, ServiceFirst, which will transfer to Unisys and Infosys by the end of 2015.

Qld Marine Rescue moves to the cloud with Office365

As the name implies, Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) provides a much-needed search and rescue service to the tens of thousands of people who enjoy boating throughout the bountiful waters of the Sunshine State. MRQ has provided that vital service for the past 50 years and as a largely volunteer organisation, has a paid staff of just three full-time employees and one part-time employee to administer and train the volunteers.But changing expectations have meant that what was suitable in the past may no longer be sufficient for the future.

Poor picture of TRIM use at DPS

An inquiry into practises of the Australian Commonwealth Department of Parliamentary Services has learned that inadequate documentary evidence was provided due to poor management of the TRIM recordkeeping system. The committee of inquiry was inquiring into the process surrounding the choice of a photographer by former Department of Parliamentary Services secretary Carol Mills to document the Australian Parliament's 25th anniversary.

Chemist Warehouse selects Kofax TotalAgility

Leading Australian pharmacy retail network Chemist Warehouse has selected solution provider Xcellerate IT to implement Kofax’s TotalAgility platform to streamline its accounts payable (AP) processes.

Scanning with versatility at QLD Council

Whitsunday Regional Council has implemented an EzeScan scanning solution to manage incoming and outgoing mail digitisation into a TechnologyOne ECM platform. The council spent a considerable amount of time benchmarking three scanning products before making its selection.

Building a Knowledge Culture at State Trustees

Stewart MacLeod, Manager, Knowledge and Development at State Trustees, believes KM must work hand in hand with culture and competency strategies, to ensure that employees share and support one another.

Overcoming the knowledge roadblocks at Mind Australia

The humble fileshare has been one of the biggest barriers to knowledge management, according to Peter Laws, General Manager of Business Information Systems at Mind Australia. The organisation is tackling the issue with the implementation of Knowledgeone RecFind 6 an Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) to manage a range of corporate files including contracts, personnel files and email correspondence, and improve the organisation’s access to stored information.

Depp’s dogs in the firing line with missing paperwork

Actor Johnny Depp could have avoided the threat of his Yorkshire Terriers Boo and Pistol being put down by Australian Customs officials if he had completed a simple application form online at the Department of Agriculture Web site.  The large Australian Commonwealth agency is underway with a huge end-to end digital drive to assist in the fight to maintain Australia’s biosecurity, although it appears the Hollywood star considered his ability to fly the dogs in on his private jet entitled him to sidestep official requirements.

Make sense of your next Data Migration

Data Migration is a topic that gets raised time and time again in our industry, and people continue to struggle in getting it right. At some point you will likely be faced with the challenge of migrating data into your EDRMS.

MMG drills deep into Document Management

How does a global organisation with more than 9000 employees deal with document management, especially as it’s not regarded as a particularly cool topic. When staff at Head Office alone are generating more than a million documents a year, the challenge is formidable, and the idea of a solution becomes more attractive. For growing mining company MMG the response was to integrate OpenText Content Server and SharePoint with the aim of achieving an integrated search, collaboration and information lifecycle management solution.

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