Public & Third Sector Intranets
Given the economic challenges and pressures on public spending, it is now apparent that the government will need to increase efficiency measures significantly as well as make increasing cuts. A well-designed and utilised intranet can help the public and third sector to cut costs and streamline everyday processes. It can also strengthen internal communications, provide an environment for...
Information Assurance for the Public Sector
Now in its second year, Ark Group’s annual Information Assurance for the Public Sector conference maintains its high standard of speakers with an opening address from Merlin, Lord Erroll, who will present his thoughts and predictions about how public sector information assurance will develop over the next couple of years, referencing the current political debates in the Houses of Parliament....
Demystifying the cloud for the public sector
The government plans to set up a Government Cloud (G-Cloud) to provide services to public authorities and for half of Whitehall's new ICT spending to be in cloud services by 2015. Hence, an understanding of cloud computing is highly beneficial for the public sector. On demand IT is essential for growth in the present environment. As budget shrinks, investment in new infrastructure places a...
New Media and the Public Sphere - International conference
New Media and the Public Sphere
International conference, 8-9 November 2012, University of Copenhagen
The new media are in the spotlight of contemporary research. Besides technological innovation and the ideological fascination of the ‘new’, their use, purpose and influence on society are still not fully understood. The development of the new media has become an important...
Technology in Governement & the Public Sector 2012
The last three years has marked a significant shift in government and public sector ICT, as the Australian Public Service has worked hard to make the move to strategic whole-of-government ICT investment.
But the work is not over, as we enter the post-Gershon era. Despite no formal response to the Reinecke Review as yet, the pressure is on for the Australian Public Service to leverage efforts...
First International ICST Conference on Public Safety Communication
ComSafe 2009 seeks high-quality research contributions in the form of well-developed full papers. Topics of interest encompass research advances in the several key areas of ICT technologies supporting the safety and security of modern society. The ComSafe conference is aim to present and facilitate the exchange of research results and ideas in the areas of Critical Infrastructure Protection...