Mobiles, big data, cloud: the big themes at Government technology event

Grazed from WhaTech. Author: Editorial Staff.

It should come as no surprise that two of the biggest sponsors for the forthcoming Technology in Government conference and exhibition are specialist providers of mobile device management and security technologies. Mobility will feature prominently in the conference program, as will the other major industry developments that are occupying chief information officers in government and industry alike: big data, cloud computing, security and the seemingly unstoppable rise of social media.

The enthusiastic uptake of smartphones and tablets by the Australian public has put huge pressure on corporate IT departments to allow these devices to be used in the corporate environment and BYOD – bring your own device – has gone from being barely tolerated to generally accepted, in part because the technologies for securing and managing them have improved…

The seventh Annual Technology in Government Summit will be held on 24 and 25 July at the National Convention Centre Canberra. It comprises three discrete streams: Technology in Government, Connected Government and Digital Security – with a couple of shared plenary sessions on day one and claims to be “the country’s premier meeting place for the heads of public sector ICT who are armed with the task of leading the government and the country through [a] new era of technology reform.”…

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