The New South Wales Government has again thrown its support behind consortiums in the IT industry, enticing them to develop new mobile technology solutions to build the State’s digital economy and improve the effectiveness of government services.

The New South Wales Government is calling for input from individuals, business and organisations as it develops the state’s digital economy industry action plan.

The NSW Government has set up an Industry Taskforce to develop a Digital Economy Industry Action Plan for the state and has allocated $3 million over two years to support creative digital content projects.

Digital citizens of Australia, hear ye, hear ye! Your government is listening and it wants your ideas, opinions and comments, or concerns, on the impact now and into the future of ‘digital citizenship in a networked society’.

The Australian Information Industry Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work with Federal Government to develop and promote the digital economy which is expected to develop as the national broadband network rolls out.

The Federal Government is moving ahead with virtualisation faster than the private sector according to Ann Steward, the Government CIO, as it seeks an ICT trifecta of increased productivity, efficiency and sustainability.

The giant computing exhibition and conference Cebit celebrates its first ten years in Australia this week, and judging by the composition of the crowds and the calibre of vendors, the event seems to have done a lot of growing up during the decade.

The technology industry’s peak bodies have welcomed the release of the Digital Economy strategy – but warned there is more work to do to ensure the Government meets its stated goals.

AIIA has called for business, industry and all levels of government to become actively involved with significant digital economy opportunities that are expected to emerge from the Federal Government's National Digital Economy Strategy, to be released next week.

The Australian Information Industry Association has called on government, business and industry to work together to make the digital economy a reality for Australia.