Spotlight on State Government Spotlight on State Government

When it comes to how Australians consume and experience public sector services in the digital age, no jurisdiction touches more lives through more organisations than state and territory governments.

In more ways than one, it’s fair to say that 2019 was the year that Canberra woke up to the rapid advances and leadership shown by state governments in busting siloes and realising connected service delivery, not least through the creation of Services Australia.

And while NSW might deservedly bask in the fact the Feds now see it as an IT exemplar, the truth is there are great projects happening right across the states and territories that deserve to be recognised and celebrated for the public good they deliver.

Be it digital licensing, enhancing the public health system, improving public transport and citizen safety or just removing friction and frustration from life events like spanning births, deaths and marriages, state government IT shops are delivering in spade.

Last year the iTnews Benchmark Awards decided to celebrate excellence in state government technology in its own right and this year we’re proud to say the category is stronger than ever.

As the judges assess the entries to make the difficult decision on this year’s winner, here are the finalists that caught the eye of the iTnews team.

The winners will be revealed at the Benchmark Awards ceremony in KPMG’s Sydney office at Barangaroo on March 5.

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Staged ServiceNow deployments minimise risk, cost, and change fatigue.
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NSW gov to upgrade 5000 RFS vehicles with Starlink

NSW gov to upgrade 5000 RFS vehicles with Starlink

As vehicle-as-a-node (VaaN) project grows to $69m.
Aug 5 2024 6:24AM
Announcing the inaugural iTnews Benchmark Awards: Security 2024

Announcing the inaugural iTnews Benchmark Awards: Security 2024

Calling all security leaders!
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Defence turns to ServiceNow to aid ERP uplift

Defence turns to ServiceNow to aid ERP uplift

Hands vendor $62 million since January.
Jul 12 2024 6:35AM
National Archives to check health of its 15 service desks

National Archives to check health of its 15 service desks

Run on ServiceNow.
Jul 3 2024 6:44AM
NSW gov's $300m regional mobile program delivered less than two percent of target

NSW gov's $300m regional mobile program delivered less than two percent of target

Only 700 of 36,000 square kilometres of coverage delivered so far.
Jul 1 2024 3:09PM
Vic gov supplier bank details altered in cyber attacks

Vic gov supplier bank details altered in cyber attacks

On four occasions.
Jun 27 2024 6:53AM
NT finds its next digital government executive

NT finds its next digital government executive

As Ewan Perrin completes internal move.
Jun 18 2024 6:32AM
Aged Care pilots ServiceNow for labour management

Aged Care pilots ServiceNow for labour management

Aims to speed up an "extremely convoluted" process.
Jun 14 2024 5:51AM
WA council found running entire IT infrastructure on one server

WA council found running entire IT infrastructure on one server

IT disaster recovery capabilities examined.
Jun 3 2024 12:28PM
Vic gov to consolidate cyber security buying power

Vic gov to consolidate cyber security buying power

Initially across four technology domains.
Jun 3 2024 6:57AM
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service shares its digital workflows

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service shares its digital workflows

Podcast: Partners with other Queensland health services to share, scale and port internally developed solutions.
Apr 2 2024 6:07AM
In pictures: The 2024 iTnews Benchmark Awards winners

In pictures: The 2024 iTnews Benchmark Awards winners

All the winning teams and technology leaders.
Mar 14 2024 6:35AM
Service NSW looks for new CDO

Service NSW looks for new CDO

Replacing former digital executive director.
Mar 12 2024 1:05PM
More than 275 AI and automated decision tools in NSW public sector

More than 275 AI and automated decision tools in NSW public sector

Number likely to be conservative.
Mar 12 2024 6:32AM
NSW government intervenes on digital parking fine system

NSW government intervenes on digital parking fine system

Says "current implementation… has eroded trust".
Mar 11 2024 6:35AM
WA Education software rollout starts soon

WA Education software rollout starts soon

Kaartdijin moving school admin to the cloud.
Feb 28 2024 1:39PM
SafeWork NSW's 20-year-old IT system constrains data-based decisions

SafeWork NSW's 20-year-old IT system constrains data-based decisions

Air monitor contract also under the microscope.
Feb 27 2024 4:55PM
Announcing the 2024 iTnews Benchmark Award Finalists

Announcing the 2024 iTnews Benchmark Award Finalists

People and Projects
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Tasmania's Health department gets new CIO

Tasmania's Health department gets new CIO

Brent Feike promoted from deputy.
Feb 8 2024 4:58PM

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