All posts tagged "Digital"
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Canadian unions call for Phoenix pay system to be ditched
A civil service union has called on the Canadian federal government to scrap its troubled Phoenix pay system and build a replacement in-house. The call from the Professional Institute of
- Posted November 16, 2017
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Australia seeks to break stranglehold of big government IT suppliers
The Australian government has unveiled radical reforms designed to force federal agencies to end their dependence on big IT suppliers, whilst opening up major new markets to smaller technology firms.
- Posted August 25, 2017
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New Russian law permits remote medical consultations and patient database
Russian state healthcare providers will soon be able to offer remote consultations and prescriptions, under new legislation which also establishes a new nationwide patient records database. The legislation, which comes
- Posted August 25, 2017
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Indian tax reform creates single market
In an ambitious bid to simplify its tax system, India is combining the systems run by its 29 states into a single, national operation. Gavin O’Toole explains India has embarked
- Posted July 4, 2017
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70 countries sign OECD tax evasion treaty
More than 70 countries have signed up to the first international treaty designed to crack down on tax evasion by multinational corporations. The multilateral convention, drafted by the Organisation for
- Posted June 22, 2017
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OECD chief calls for urgent measures to foster ‘inclusive’ globalisation
The secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurría, has called for fresh policy action and increased international collaboration to address the negative consequences of globalisation.
- Posted May 2, 2017
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Bank executive named CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency
A former bank executive has been appointed to lead Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which is spearheading the country’s e-government agenda. Gavin Slater becomes the agency’s first full-time chief executive
- Posted April 5, 2017
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Australia’s government IT projects face scrutiny in new review
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is to undertake a review of the government’s biggest technology projects. A newly-created Digital Investment Management Office within the DTA has been handed the brief
- Posted February 17, 2017
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Governments make fast progress on blockchain adoption
Nine in ten government organisations across the world are planning to invest in blockchain technology by 2018, according to a survey of public sector leaders. In a report based on
- Posted February 8, 2017
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Civil servants ‘wasting time’ producing unread online content
As governments around the world rebuild websites and create online services, the UK’s digital unit has urged civil servants to ensure that the web content they produce meets users’ real
- Posted December 13, 2016