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    The global economic crisis has made the Federal Government's National Broadband Network plan an expensive and risky proposition which end users won't have the money to pay for, one analyst said this week.

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  • IT hiring freeze blamed on Gershon

    A new survey has found that IT companies expect to hire less staff in the coming quarter while they await the impact of the Federal Governments spending reviews and monitor the current crisis in the US financial services sector.

  • Only foreign workers can solve govt IT skills crisis

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    Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

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    Ovum's David Kennedy says Australia can have a world-leading telecommunications regime if it wants one.

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