Document & Records Management
Following the release of the Debelle Commission report, a Select Committee of the South Australian Parliament undertook its own inquiry into the circumstances around the missing email. It reported to Parliament in late 2013. It undertook rigorous questioning of Telstra, provider of the South Australian Government Electronic Messaging System (SAGEMS), and the then SA Government Chief Information Officer Andrew Mills.
DocsCorp has launched a major upgrade to its pdfDocs, its PDF management application that integrates with business applications and systems for assembling, editing and distributing business-critical documents in PDF and PDF/A.
HP has unveiled a new Intelligent Retention and Content Management solution that combines its HP StoreAll, HP ControlPoint and HP Records Manager products. It is designed to enable organisations to intelligently manage data throughout its lifecycle.
After six years Vladimir Videnovic has stepped down as National President of The Institute for Information Management (IIM). The new National President is Dr Janine Douglas, a consultant who is currently President of the Western Australian Branch of IIM, and has served on the IIM Board as a Regional Director for two years.
Queensland State Archives has issued a discussion paper that draws attention to “A critical disconnect [that] has emerged between government’s move towards digital service delivery, while still relying on outdated records management processes.” Developed in collaboration with the Queensland Government Chief Information Office, the Born digital, stay digital discussion paper has been accompanied by a request for state agencies to respond to a plan to “Develop a roadmap with set timeframes for public authorities to work toward.” No timetable has been announced.
Australian developer and solutions provider Kapish has released a new version of the Windows Explorer interface (Kapish Explorer) for HP TRIM/HP Records Manager. The release of Kapish Explorer 4.3 completes the full set of Kapish products that now deliver full compatibility with HP’s latest release of HP Records Manager 8.1.
The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) is offer funding from a pool of up to $500,000 (ex GST) to Australian private hospital groups to begin integrating their systems with the Personally Controlled Electronic Health record (PCEHR).
Despite society’s move toward a fully digital world, a good deal of business is still transacted on paper. In some estimates, it’s as high as 90 percent, with a great deal of printed paper discarded after just one-time use. That waste comes at a cost, not only for the paper but also for the ink.
The Perth Magistrates Court is set to become Australia’s first criminal court to operate entirely from electronic records as part of a new plan to make Western Australia’s justice system paper-free.
TheFormsAgency has announced the successful implementation of DocPath document software solutions at Thorn Group Limited. Thorn is one of Australia’s leading providers of retail and financial services to niche consumer and commercial markets.
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