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Overhauling Government departments’ printing and document management systems could deliver the savings required by the Gershon Report recommendations, and potentially save IT jobs.

Early polling of Australian CIOs by analyst Gartner suggests that ICT budgets will grow modestly in 2010.

Previous economic downturns such as those triggered by Black Monday and Tech Wreck prompted deep IT budget cuts; but large enterprises and government are now so IT-dependent they can no longer unilaterally slash budgets, which is protecting IT projects and headcount.

IT spending is falling dramatically around the world but in Australia many companies are defying the global trend and continuing to spend their hard earned cash on investment in IT infrastructure.

Australian businesses, it seems, are making more rapid progress than their counterparts in other countries, particularly the UK, in planning ahead for the effects of carbon pricing.

Worldwide vertical market IT spending is projected to total US$2.7 trillion in 2009, a 0.5 percent increase from 2008, with the three largest growth areas in the Asia Pacific region predicted to be communications, transportation, and utilities, according to Gartner.
 

The market for business intelligence (BI) platform software in Australia is forecast to reach A$174.8 million (US$152 million) in 2009, up 16.8 percent from A$149.6 million (US$130.1 million) in 2008, according to technology research and advisory firm Gartner.

Global technology research and advisory firm Gartner has appointed Sydney-based Peter Wilson as regional vice president, Events in Asia Pacific and Japan.