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E-Waste is any electronic or electrical product that has reached the end of its useful life. This might be when it no longer works, has been damaged or simply because it has been superseded by newer technology.
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An Exposure Draft of the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment Regulation 2012 and associated commentary was released on 26 April 2012. Comments close 17 May 2012...
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When asked about their biggest problems with managing digital information, 140 respondents (64.5%) listed little or poor classification and difficulties in retrieval as their key concern. This was surprising as it has long been assumed by records managers that ICT managers had little time for traditional records tools like classification schemes. Good classification structures combined with well defined metadata, tied closely to business objectives, have tremendous potential to assist with the management of records and to also assist in their retrieval....
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An average household LED can last more than 20 years and cut energy use by up to 75%. But we don’t yet know how they can perform in streetlights under Australian conditions...
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Standardisation on USB provides plug and play on Linux and across electricity supplies.
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Submission to the NSW Planning System Review Issues Paper 1 March 2012 Marghanita da Cruz
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Scope (Draft 17 August 2011) Business processes, and hence the software requirements, are similar across organisations. Often the processes are shaped by proprietary closed source software or involve costly customisations, due to the whims of individuals in organisations. License fees to use the software is also paid by each organisation....more (Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:01:00 GMT)
The US IT Dashboard and Techstat Model provide useful detailed guidance on the Governance of ICT, consistent with the AS8015/ISO2800 model and framework, in particular the emphasis on monitoring projects - providing a heads up status of normal, needs attention, significant concerns. It also recognises the need to be able to fund opportunities as they arise rather the speculatively budgeting.... more (Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:44:00 GMT)
Energy Management Standard another tool to aid the effective governance of ICT... more (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:17:00 GMT)
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The Principles on open public sector information form part of a core vision for government information management in Australia. They rest on the democratic premise that public sector information is a national resource that should be available for community access and use.
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The IT Dashboard has helped the Federal Government to better manage its IT investments, and now that its code is freely available through a format known as "open source" it can help any organization do the same. Software developers will be able to collaborate, identify errors, develop enhancements, and recommend improvements to the Dashboard,
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The Greens demanded last-minute changes to a deal struck between the government over the way the NBN Co can be scrutinised under freedom of information laws.
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The recently established Australian Information Commissioner invites written comment on a Discussion Paper on Disclosure Logs by Monday 28 March.
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* Aligning the Budget and Acquisition Process with the Technology Cycle. * Strengthening Program Management. * Streamlining Governance and Increase Accountability. *Increasing Engagement with the IT Community. *Adopt Light Technologies and Shared Solutions.
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This research identifies how the IT function can create agility in existing information systems. Agility is the capability to quickly sense and respond to environmental perturbations. We con-trasted perspectives on agility from a widely used industry framework and that of the IS re-search literature. Beer’s Viable System Model was a useful meta-level theory to house agility elements from IS research and it introduced cybernetic principles to identify the processes re-quired of the IT function. Indeed, our surveys of 70 organizations confirmed that the applied theory better correlates with reported agility than does existing industry best practice.
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Wikis could provide significant productivity and interoperability gains in the corporate environment. The open nature of Wikis and open office software coupled with the scope of HTML5 would enable the integration of presentations (including video and audio) and spreadsheets. Organisations need to consider possible timeframes for these developments in their ICT Strategies. I had hoped to use the session to explore the signposts and timeframe for this evolution.
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What do wikis, blogs, podcasts, social networks, virtual worlds, and the rest do for corporate productivity and management?
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This is a session proposed for the Recent Changes Camp, Canberra January 2011 --Marghanita 15:05, 23 January 2011 (PST). Wikis could provide significant office productivity and interoperability gains. The open nature of Wiki and open office software coupled with the scope of HTML5 would enable the integration of presentations (including video and audio) and spreadsheets.Organisations need to consider possible timeframes for these developments in their ICT Strategies. This session seeks to explore the signposts and timeframe for this evolution.
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Record keeping is essential to the efficient and accountable performance of business and government. Yet up until now there has been no training available on how the use of the Internet effects an organization's electronic document and records management strategy. (Delivery: On-line)
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House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications Committee activities (inquiries and reports): Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network On Tuesday, 16 November 2010 the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the role and potential of the National Broadband Network.The Committee invites submissions addressing one or more of the points listed in the terms of reference. Please refer to our brochure preparing a submission for more information. In order to facilitate electronic publishing, submissions should be emailed to ic.reps@aph.gov.au, by Friday, 25 February 2011. For those who do not have access to email, submissions can be mailed to the Committee Secretariat.The Committee has been asked to report by August 2011.
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When the Australian Government released the Website Accessibility National Transition Strategy in June 2010, it noted that “New technology has huge potential to make life better for people with disability, but we need to make sure that it is as easy to use as possible for all members of our community.” Online accessibility depends on the manner in which documents are presented and how they interact with the assistive technologies that are increasingly available.
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Whilst this site aims to make clear the relevant legal and policy requirements, agencies should be aware that they also have other broader obligations (eg financial management, procurement, etc) that may be applicable to the online environment.Also, a CEO is required to manage the affairs of the agency in a way that promotes proper use of Commonwealth resources as outlined in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. An important step in demonstrating accountability is to plan and evaluate all web and content projects. This listing supplements any agency specific guidelines relating to websites, it does not replace them. * Domain Names - Naming Your Site * Caretaker Conventions * Departmental Websites * Ministerial Websites * Transactional Websites * Marketing and Advertising * Branding * National Symbols * Copyright and Copyright Notices * Freedom of Information * Intellectual Property (IP) * Privacy and Privacy Statements * Online Content Requirements * Metadata (AGLS) * File Lists * Contracts Disclosure * Accessibility * Alternative Formats and Media * Archiving
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Media Release Australia’s first NBN opens in Tasmania – offers blistering speeds 12 August 2010 NBN Tasmania today celebrated the official launch of Australia’s first national broadband network at a community event in Midway Point, northeast of Hobart. Midway Point is one of three communities in Tasmania where homeowners and businesses can now order superfast fibre-to-the-home broadband services via one of a growing number of participating retail service providers (RSPs) – currently including iiNet, Primus and Internode. Designed to deliver download speeds of up to 100Mbps*, the network is also operating in Smithton in the northwest and Scottsdale in the northeast as part of the NBN Tasmania stage one rollout.
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GRC-ME recently caught up with Marghanita da Cruz,Principal Consultant and Director of Ramin Communications to ascertain her views on the barriers to improving the Governance of Information Technology.
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Abstract:E-Waste, Electronic and Electrical waste, provides significant opportunity and threat. E-waste contains valuable metals such as gold, silver, copper and nickel. It also contains expensive to produce and relatively easy to recycle aluminum and heavy metals lead and mercury. However, significant amounts of E-waste ends up buried in landfill, from where the lead and mercury leaches out, contaminates soil and water and enters the human food chain.
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Abstract: This article explores the imperatives for green Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). There are financial and environmental reasons for green ICT. Energy costs are increasing and greenhouse gas emission need to be reduced. Obsolete computers and other electronic equipment are a hazardous waste, their disposal can be costly and their recycling valuable.
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Chapter 2. The analysis and evaluation process: In this chapter, we present an analytical process that can be used in any project that applies IT to a service delivery or administrative goal. The process begins by defining a problem or purpose within its environmental context.....
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Global understanding of governance concepts and practices has also progressed since COBIT 4.1 was released in 2007, with increased focus on the enterprise governance of IT with the release of ISO 38500:2008, Corporate Governance of Information Technology....
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Government spends about $170 million annually on electricity for its data centres, of which ICT uses only $70 million. The cooling for the ICT and other data centre support systems uses the remainder. Modern data centres are more efficient in their use of electricity. It is estimated that using modern data centres would avoid $35 million per annum in electricity costs alone.
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