The Commonwealth Auditor-General has responded to accusations by Opposition communications spokesperson Bruce Billson that the tender process for the national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network has so far been unfair and anti-competitive.
The government and industry groups have teamed up in a project designed to cut the amount of disputes that end in litigation in Australia's ICT industry.
Australia's federal government auditor has found that departments were most likely to misuse confidentiality provisions to prevent public disclosure for contracts when they related to information and communications technology goods and services.
Prime Minister John Howard's ministerial reshuffle will deny the outgoing Special Minister of State, Senator Eric Abetz, the opportunity to launch a far-reaching e-government strategy developed over the past several months.
The federal minister responsible for e-government strategy and procurement has thrown his weight behind a proposed review of the nation's privacy laws to determine whether changes are needed to accommodate new technologies.
Ahead of the election, with promises for nationwide broadband networks and digital revolutions in schools, the ICT industry could hope the government was on their side. But now the glamour of a sparkling new government has worn off, how ICT-friendly is the Rudd government really?
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