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Digital Infrastructure

Report shows gender pay gap up among New Zealand’s senior government leaders

The gender pay gap among senior civil servants in New Zealand has grown, according to a new workforce report which also shows that more women are now holding senior government […]

U.S. federal CIO appeals to cloud companies

The United States’ chief information officer has called on cloud providers to come up with solutions that can be used by the government. Federal CIO Tony Scott told the Association […]

Brazil announces $64bn infrastructure project

The president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff has announced new tax concessions that she hopes will bring in R$198 ($64bn) of investment into road, railways, ports and airports. Rousseff made the […]

Supercomputer For Weather Prediction

With the increasing drive for geographic-based data, the British Met Office (Meteorological Office) is launching a new supercomputer. The aim is to gain much more detailed information on the current […]

Measuring The Digital Economy

A new report gives a fully researched insight into how nations within the OECD are using and benefitting from – our losing out to – the digital economy. Measuring the […]

Is Cloud Computing Safe For Government?

The increase in cloud computing by governments for storage, processing and transmission of digital data brings with it increased concerns. This is an area being closely examined by organisations including […]

Digital Democracy: a new way to engage citizens?

Can the work of global governments ever be interesting enough for social media? The UK Parliament certainly hopes so, as Eleanor Goodison reports A revolution may be about to take […]

Queensland government goes online to cut costs

The government of Queensland in Australia is moving its ICT operation to the cloud, in a bid to reduce costs by a reported AUS $13.7 million over the next three […]

UAE looks to drones for speedy public services

Items like passports and ID cards may one day be delivered to citizens in the United Arab Emirates by unmanned aircraft, according to recent reports. The plan is intended to […]