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.

ECM vendor OpenText has secured a contract to deploy its content server solution with New Zealand’s Ministry of Economic Development which it says will pave the way for improved links with the general public and across all government agencies.

The IT sector is a bright light amidst the gloomy picture of the current executive job market in Australia, with the demand for IT and executives increasing in August, bucking the trend in other business and industry sectors which suffered significant falls.

70% of IT professions will consider quitting if they do not receive a pay rise in the next six months, according to a new survey.

Public sector management solutions provider, Objective Corporation (ASX: OCL) has appointed a 20-year IT industry veteran as the new head of product management.

Symantec has moved to strengthen its sales and marketing focus on the public sector in Australia and broadly across the Pacific region market with the appointment of a director for public sector sales.

ERP services company, Extend Technologies, has formally been accepted on the NSW Government ERP Services Panel signalling a new era in the provision of ERP services to NSW government agencies, with the state government late last year shutting down its old contract system.

Infrastructure vendor, EMC, has created a new public sector division to service the federal, New South Wales and Victorian governments, appointing a 15-year IT veteran to head the division.

Business software vendor Infor has reported strong growth in the local public sector.

The Federal Government has taken a further step toward adopting a more open and collaborative culture based on Web 2.0-style tools, with Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner issuing a Declaration of Open Government on behalf the Commonwealth that serves as a blueprint for ongoing Gov 2.0 development.