October 2009 - Posts
Microsoft Australia would like to congratulate Professor Ron McCallum AO on his election as the 2010 Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . Professor McCallum’s appointment was jointly announced today by the
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The ICT industry is one that may not spring to mind when governments, businesses and consumers consider how to positively impact our natural environment, particularly managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The ICT industry generates about 2%
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Following the launch of Windows 7 in Australia, Tracey Fellows, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia was interviewed by ZDNet.com.au , to watch the interview see below: Technorati Tags: windows7 , tracey fellows , zdnet.com.au
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Design by Ben Crothers of Catch Media Entries for the Not for Profit public sector information category competition of the Government 2.0 Taskforce close THIS FRIDAY – 5 OCTOBER. The Taskforce is seeking to fast-track the generation of ideas for using
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives has issued the following press release announcing the by-elections for the Federal seats of Bradfield and Higgins will be on 5 December, 2009. Microsoft has had over many years a courteous professional relationship
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South-east Queenslanders will have unprecedented access to detailed data showing the health of their waterways, following today’s launch of the 2009 Ecosystem Health Report Card. Thanks to a new state-of-the-art data integration system known as Health-e-Waterways
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Gartner, Inc. analysts have highlighted their top 10 technologies and trends which they expect to be strategic for most organisations in 2010. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in
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Congratulations to Infoxchange Australia as they celebrated last week, the 1st year of Wired Community@Collingwood , the largest grassroots digital inclusion project in Australia. The project focuses on the residents of 1000 households in three high rise
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There are four things about the Internet that make it a great place to commit crimes: 1. It is globally connected; 2. It is relatively anonymous; 3. There is a relative lack of traceability, and; 4. There are really rich targets – financial data, personally
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Design by Ben Crothers of Catch Media The Government 2.0 Taskforce has decided to run a contest to fast-track the generation of ideas for using public sector data in a not-for-profit setting , and to help the winner turn this idea into a project proposal.
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The Government 2.0 Taskforce has announced the official launch of the Mashup Australia contest . Entries will be open until 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on November 13, 2009 . The Government 2.0 Taskforce is holding this contest to provide a practical
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Gov 2.0 is the new buzz term for governments everywhere – what does that mean for NSW? New technologies have changed the way citizens connect and interact with their governments as well as how they connect and interact with each other. The rapid uptake
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Left to Right: Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities; Tony Lund, President, NDS; Tracey Fellows, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia; and Ken Baker, Chief Executive, NDS. Last month, Microsoft Australia was proud to support the
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Much has been said concerning the merits of Public Sector Information (PSI), and provision of greater access. It’s hard to argue why this information should not be more readily accessible. Indeed the Chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce, Nicholas Gruen
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There has been some really interesting discussion on the Government 2.0 blog with regards to the Terms and Conditions of the contract Microsoft will sign with those selected by the Taskforce to undertake projects funded from the Project Fund. It has been
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