Eleanor Dickinson

4 days ago | itnews.com.au | Eleanor Dickinson

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is to begin rolling out TechnologyOne as its new finance platform, with implementation scheduled for the next financial year. The move forms part of a broader enterprise resource planning (ERP) overhaul, aimed at modernising its internal systems. TechnologyOne was awarded a $7.2 million contract last year to host and implement its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, with the deal running through to May 2027.

5 days ago | itnews.com.au | Eleanor Dickinson

CSIRO is uplifting cyber security across its enterprise and research functions with an emphasis on protecting core systems, tightening access controls and improving incident response. Speaking to the iTnews Podcast, the research agency’s recently appointed chief information security officer Jamie Rossato shared his roadmap for embedding a robust cyber security posture across both the agency's enterprise and research functions.

1 week ago | itnews.com.au | Eleanor Dickinson

Rio Tinto has overhauled its human resources and IT service delivery by launching a unified Employee Centre built on ServiceNow. Over three years, the ASX-listed miner designed and deployed a comprehensive portal for 150,000 employees to access 76 different HR services as well as IT support. The program, which was completed on time and budget in November 2024, began as a HR modernisation project in 2021, with Rio Tinto selecting Workday to be its core human capital management solution.

1 week ago | itnews.com.au | Eleanor Dickinson

Over 14,000 Queensland public service workers have adopted the state government's generative AI tool, QChat, nearly a year after it became fully operational. The Azure OpenAI-based service was initially introduced in private preview to select departments in late 2023 before being rolled out statewide almost a year ago. As of now, staff at 18 Queensland government agencies are using QChat to assist with day-to-day tasks such as drafting documents and brainstorming ideas.

1 week ago | itnews.com.au | Eleanor Dickinson

Transport for NSW is expanding its SAP Ariba service to improve supplier vetting in its procurement activities. The transport department intends to implement SAP Ariba’s supplier risk management module in December in an effort to “enable supplier screening and ongoing monitoring of supplier risks”. The addition comes as TfNSW renews its existing SAP Ariba licenses for another three years to the tune of $24 million.