Public Sector stories

The New Zealand All-of-Government Marketplace reinforces the commitment to supporting New Zealand public sector digital services.

"With limited resources and immature cyber defense programs, these organisations are struggling to defend against both nation states and cybercriminals."

Cybersecurity, data security, sovereignty, protection and recovery are top drivers of this group’s IT infrastructure purchasing decisions.

The public sector’s current reliance on legacy systems inhibits simple creative ideas and website changes on the fly.

The findings of 14 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK's government departments has been released.

The move builds upon Illumio’s existing engagement with AWS and will reduce risk, build resilience, and stop the spread of ransomware and other breaches.

Technologists are struggling to manage soaring volumes of emerging cyber threats across an increasingly dynamic and fragmented IT environment.

Gamma has officially been awarded a place on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Mobile voice and data services framework (RM6261).

Organisations across all industries in the private sector have made significant progress in digital transformation. The public sector, however, has not always kept up with the pace.

Fortinet says its new Public Sector Advisory Council will expand its commitment to secure public sector organisations worldwide.

New Invicti Research has found that vulnerabilities are rising, and that government and education sectors are particularly at risk.

Somar Digital has announced it has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Consulting Partner and AWS Public Sector Partner.

Global technology consulting firm MTX Group has announced its expansion across Australia and into New Zealand as it invests in the Asia Pacific region.

"This acquisition is a significant step in the regionalisation of NCS and leverages the combined strengths of NCS and Dialog."

Gartner releases its top 10 government tech trends for 2022, to guide public-sector leaders in accelerating digital transformation and mitigating disruption risks.

"This is only the beginning of our journey, and I am confident that together we can change how people live, work and learn."

Infosys reveals that Australia is behind New Zealand when it comes to ensuring all digital properties are accessible.

Atturra has partnered with Infor to deliver digital transformation initiatives for public sector organisations across Australia and New Zealand. 

New cyber fears as The British Council falls victim to two successful ransomware attacks.

“Senior executives in the public sector must address the early apprehension among the government workforce by showing how the technology helps them to getting their work done."

With more governments setting technology-enabled goals, the timing seems to be right to apply the principles of PPP for network infrastructure.

Australia’s Synergy Group and Reveal Group are joining forces to offer intelligent automation services to Canberra.

The findings point to a concentrated modernisation effort throughout the sector over the past few months, with 70% of respondents saying COVID-19 has caused IT to be viewed more strategically in their organisations.

Governments and agencies need to continue to assess the way they operate so they can be best positioned to deliver services in the new world in which they now have to operate.