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Watchdog targets Telstra – even more

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US push for eHealth records

A powerful Congressional subcommittee in the US has approved a bill to push the adoption of electronic health records (eHealth) in the American health system.
 
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'Inspiring agencies to excel and achieve'

e-Award for Excellence in e-Government 2008

Winners of the 2008 e-Award were presented with their awards at the CeBIT ICT Celebration Dinner on 21 May 2008, by the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, Ms Ann Steward

Congratulations to all the finalists!

WINNER

CrimTrac
National Police Reference System

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Board of Studies, NSW
The Assessment Resource Centre

Rockdale City Council
Local Smart Forms

South East Water Victoria
Hydroshare

FINALIST CERTIFICATES

Board of Studies, NSW
Statewide Online Computing Skills Test - Vision Impaired Version

Centrelink
Cross Agency Portal Project (DHS My Account)

Department of Defence
Remote Electronic Voting Federal Election 2007

Land Exchange, Victoria
Victorian Electronic Conveyancing System

Medicare Australia
Transformation of Community Pharmacy Claiming through PBS Online

Small Business Victoria
Business Victoria

Further details of the winners of the e-Award are available on the AGIMO website .

About the e-Award

The Excellence in e-Government Award, the e-Award, was introduced in 2006 by the Australian Government to promote excellence in the use of ICT in Australia at all levels of government. The e-Award is administered by the Australian Government Information Management Office.

The primary focus of the e-Award is the promotion of excellence in the use of ICT by government. The e-Award recognises the most outstanding, initiatives in e-government that have been implemented in the past two years. This is based on the positive impact they have had on the lives of Australian citizens, the community and business while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government administration and service delivery.

Further Information
e-Government Award Coordinator
Australian Government Information Management Office
Department of Finance and Deregulation
John Gorton Building
King Edward Terrace
PARKES ACT 2600

Email: e-government@finance.gov.au

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About CeBIT Australia

CeBIT Australia is Australasia's leading Information & Communications Technology (ICT) event for the business marketplace and covers the entire spectrum of technology and the key elements that make up the ICT products and services marketplace. This is the only Australian event where you can exhibit your products and services to a large and high level audience of business decision makers and buyers – keen to see the latest and greatest solutions available.

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