Ramin Communications RSS Feed on Corporate Governance of ICT http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/rssfeed.xml Gathering the Content. A book comprises text, photographs and other images... http://ramin.com.au/linux/formatting-e-books-and-paperbacks.shtml Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:58:30 +1000 The ePub format allows for video and audio... http://ramin.com.au/linux/putting-audio-into-ebooks.shtml Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:58:30 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/linux/#acer Sun, 20 Mar 2016 17:26:30 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/linux/formatting-e-books-and-paperbacks-part3.shtml#ld Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:00:30 +1000 Formatting and publishing eBooks for purchase and viewing on Amazon's Kindle. http://ramin.com.au/linux/formatting-e-books-for-amazon-kindle.shtml Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:50:30 +1000 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/recordkeeping/rules/standards/records-management Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:00:30 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/open-data.shtml#SummitOct2014 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:21:30 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/blog/?itemid=369 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:21:30 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/blog/?itemid=365 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:34:17 +1000 http://ramin.com.au/blog/index.php?itemid=296 Wed, 8 Jan 2014 10:26:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ICT-Governance-Forum.shtml Sun, 3 Feb 2013 23:26:00 GMT http://listserv.csu.edu.au/pipermail/ictgov/2013/000383.html Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:26:00 GMT http://blog.tomw.net.au/2012/12/audit-of-learning-technologies-in.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/straw-poll-ICT-roles-responsibilities.shtml Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:27:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste.shtml#updateNov2012 Wed, 7 Nov 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste.shtml#batteries Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:25:00 GMT E-Waste is any electronic or electrical product that has reached the end of its useful life. This might be when it no longer works, has been damaged or simply because it has been superseded by newer technology. http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste-stewardship.shtml Tue, 22 May 2012 00:52:00 GMT An Exposure Draft of the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment Regulation 2012 and associated commentary was released on 26 April 2012. Comments close 17 May 2012... http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste.shtml#ps-april2012 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:14:00 GMT When asked about their biggest problems with managing digital information, 140 respondents (64.5%) listed little or poor classification and difficulties in retrieval as their key concern. This was surprising as it has long been assumed by records managers that ICT managers had little time for traditional records tools like classification schemes. Good classification structures combined with well defined metadata, tied closely to business objectives, have tremendous potential to assist with the management of records and to also assist in their retrieval.... http://futureproof.records.nsw.gov.au/ict-attitudes-to-recordkeeping-survey-report-now-available/ Fri, 6 Apr 2012 06:47:00 GMT An average household LED can last more than 20 years and cut energy use by up to 75%. But we don’t yet know how they can perform in streetlights under Australian conditions... http://ramin.com.au/eco-sydney/LED-Lighting-Solar.shtml#trials Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:46:00 GMT Standardisation on USB provides plug and play on Linux and across electricity supplies. http://ramin.com.au/linux/samsung-citrus.shtml Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:27:00 GMT Submission to the NSW Planning System Review Issues Paper 1 March 2012 Marghanita da Cruz http://ramin.com.au/eco-sydney/Planning-Submission-Marghanita-da-Cruz-1-March-2012.shtml Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:46:00 GMT http://astore.amazon.com/corporategovernance-20/detail/0566087987 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:04:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/NSW-IT-GOVERNANCE-FRAMEWORK.shtml Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:58:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/record-keeping-technology.shtml Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:44:00 GMT Scope (Draft 17 August 2011) Business processes, and hence the software requirements, are similar across organisations. Often the processes are shaped by proprietary closed source software or involve costly customisations, due to the whims of individuals in organisations. License fees to use the software is also paid by each organisation.... http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/towards-an-open-source-software-development-framework.shtml Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:01:00 GMT The US IT Dashboard and Techstat Model provide useful detailed guidance on the Governance of ICT, consistent with the AS8015/ISO2800 model and framework, in particular the emphasis on monitoring projects - providing a heads up status of normal, needs attention, significant concerns. It also recognises the need to be able to fund opportunities as they arise rather the speculatively budgeting. http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/itgovernance-us-implementation-plan.shtml Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:44:00 GMT Energy Management Standard another tool to aid the effective governance of ICT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:17:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/linux/test-rundown.shtml Sat, 2 Jul 2011 01:35:00 GMT The Principles on open public sector information form part of a core vision for government information management in Australia. They rest on the democratic premise that public sector information is a national resource that should be available for community access and use. http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/agency_resources/principles_on_psi_short.html Wed, 25 May 2011 01:53:00 GMT The IT Dashboard has helped the Federal Government to better manage its IT investments, and now that its code is freely available through a format known as "open source" it can help any organization do the same. Software developers will be able to collaborate, identify errors, develop enhancements, and recommend improvements to the Dashboard, http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/31/open-sourcing-it-dashboard-techstat-process Thu, 31 Mar 2011 24:00:00 GMT The Greens demanded last-minute changes to a deal struck between the government over the way the NBN Co can be scrutinised under freedom of information laws. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/key-nbn-bill-passses-the-senate/story-fn59niix-1226027981936 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:05:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/Au-FOI-Disclosure-Log-discussion-paper.shtml Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:21:00 GMT The recently established Australian Information Commissioner invites written comment on a Discussion Paper on Disclosure Logs by Monday 28 March. http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/papers.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:10:00 GMT * Aligning the Budget and Acquisition Process with the Technology Cycle. * Strengthening Program Management. * Streamlining Governance and Increase Accountability. *Increasing Engagement with the IT Community. *Adopt Light Technologies and Shared Solutions. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/11/19/driving-it-reform-update Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/accessibility-obligations-web-email.shtml Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:44:00 GMT This research identifies how the IT function can create agility in existing information systems. Agility is the capability to quickly sense and respond to environmental perturbations. We con-trasted perspectives on agility from a widely used industry framework and that of the IS re-search literature. Beer’s Viable System Model was a useful meta-level theory to house agility elements from IS research and it introduced cybernetic principles to identify the processes re-quired of the IT function. Indeed, our surveys of 70 organizations confirmed that the applied theory better correlates with reported agility than does existing industry best practice. http://journal.ecrc.nsysu.edu.tw/pajais/article/view/96 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:44:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/when-will-wikis-supersede-traditional-word-processing.shtml#opensource-software-policy Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:44:00 GMT Wikis could provide significant productivity and interoperability gains in the corporate environment. The open nature of Wikis and open office software coupled with the scope of HTML5 would enable the integration of presentations (including video and audio) and spreadsheets. Organisations need to consider possible timeframes for these developments in their ICT Strategies. I had hoped to use the session to explore the signposts and timeframe for this evolution. http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/when-will-wikis-supersede-traditional-word-processing.shtml Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:00:00 GMT What do wikis, blogs, podcasts, social networks, virtual worlds, and the rest do for corporate productivity and management? http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2010/12/102142-business-impact-of-web-20-technologies/fulltext Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:29:00 GMT This is a session proposed for the Recent Changes Camp, Canberra January 2011 --Marghanita 15:05, 23 January 2011 (PST). Wikis could provide significant office productivity and interoperability gains. The open nature of Wiki and open office software coupled with the scope of HTML5 would enable the integration of presentations (including video and audio) and spreadsheets. Organisations need to consider possible timeframes for these developments in their ICT Strategies. This session seeks to explore the signposts and timeframe for this evolution. http://recentchangescamp.org/wiki/When_will_wikis_supersede_traditional_Word_Processing%3F Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:29:00 GMT Record keeping is essential to the efficient and accountable performance of business and government. Yet up until now there has been no training available on how the use of the Internet effects an organization's electronic document and records management strategy. (Delivery: On-line) http://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7420/ Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:43:00 GMT House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications Committee activities (inquiries and reports): Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network On Tuesday, 16 November 2010 the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the role and potential of the National Broadband Network.The Committee invites submissions addressing one or more of the points listed in the terms of reference. Please refer to our brochure preparing a submission for more information. In order to facilitate electronic publishing, submissions should be emailed to ic.reps@aph.gov.au, by Friday, 25 February 2011. For those who do not have access to email, submissions can be mailed to the Committee Secretariat.The Committee has been asked to report by August 2011. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ic/NBN/ Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:26:00 GMT When the Australian Government released the Website Accessibility National Transition Strategy in June 2010, it noted that “New technology has huge potential to make life better for people with disability, but we need to make sure that it is as easy to use as possible for all members of our community.” Online accessibility depends on the manner in which documents are presented and how they interact with the assistive technologies that are increasingly available. http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/pdf-accessibility-study/index.html Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:45:00 GMT Whilst this site aims to make clear the relevant legal and policy requirements, agencies should be aware that they also have other broader obligations (eg financial management, procurement, etc) that may be applicable to the online environment. Also, a CEO is required to manage the affairs of the agency in a way that promotes proper use of Commonwealth resources as outlined in the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. An important step in demonstrating accountability is to plan and evaluate all web and content projects. This listing supplements any agency specific guidelines relating to websites, it does not replace them. * Domain Names - Naming Your Site * Caretaker Conventions * Departmental Websites * Ministerial Websites * Transactional Websites * Marketing and Advertising * Branding * National Symbols * Copyright and Copyright Notices * Freedom of Information * Intellectual Property (IP) * Privacy and Privacy Statements * Online Content Requirements * Metadata (AGLS) * File Lists * Contracts Disclosure * Accessibility * Alternative Formats and Media * Archiving http://webpublishing.agimo.gov.au/Mandatory_Requirements Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:42:00 GMT Media Release Australia’s first NBN opens in Tasmania – offers blistering speeds 12 August 2010 NBN Tasmania today celebrated the official launch of Australia’s first national broadband network at a community event in Midway Point, northeast of Hobart. Midway Point is one of three communities in Tasmania where homeowners and businesses can now order superfast fibre-to-the-home broadband services via one of a growing number of participating retail service providers (RSPs) – currently including iiNet, Primus and Internode. Designed to deliver download speeds of up to 100Mbps*, the network is also operating in Smithton in the northwest and Scottsdale in the northeast as part of the NBN Tasmania stage one rollout. http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/nbn-aug-2010.shtml Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:15:00 GMT GRC-ME recently caught up with Marghanita da Cruz,Principal Consultant and Director of Ramin Communications to ascertain her views on the barriers to improving the Governance of Information Technology. http://www.grc-me.org/Interviews/tabid/60/Default.aspx Sat, 15 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT Abstract:E-Waste, Electronic and Electrical waste, provides significant opportunity and threat. E-waste contains valuable metals such as gold, silver, copper and nickel. It also contains expensive to produce and relatively easy to recycle aluminum and heavy metals lead and mercury. However, significant amounts of E-waste ends up buried in landfill, from where the lead and mercury leaches out, contaminates soil and water and enters the human food chain. http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste.shtml Wed, 5 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT Abstract: This article explores the imperatives for green Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). There are financial and environmental reasons for green ICT. Energy costs are increasing and greenhouse gas emission need to be reduced. Obsolete computers and other electronic equipment are a hazardous waste, their disposal can be costly and their recycling valuable. http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-governance-imperatives.shtml Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.finance.gov.au/e-government/strategy-and-governance/sustainable-ict/quick-wins.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT Chapter 2. The analysis and evaluation process: In this chapter, we present an analytical process that can be used in any project that applies IT to a service delivery or administrative goal. The process begins by defining a problem or purpose within its environmental context..... http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/smartit2?chapter=4 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:00:00 GMT Global understanding of governance concepts and practices has also progressed since COBIT 4.1 was released in 2007, with increased focus on the enterprise governance of IT with the release of ISO 38500:2008, Corporate Governance of Information Technology.... http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/iso-iec-38500.html#cobit5 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:30:00 GMT Government spends about $170 million annually on electricity for its data centres, of which ICT uses only $70 million. The cooling for the ICT and other data centre support systems uses the remainder. Modern data centres are more efficient in their use of electricity. It is estimated that using modern data centres would avoid $35 million per annum in electricity costs alone. http://finance.gov.au/e-government/infrastructure/australian-government-data-centre-strategy.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.nascio.org/newsroom/pressrelease.cfm?id=60 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/healthcare_identifier/info.htm Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://listserv.csu.edu.au/pipermail/ictgov/2009/000285.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://listserv.csu.edu.au/pipermail/ictgov/2010/000301.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nascio.org/publications/researchBriefs.cfm Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2009/10/canberra-carbon-cops-certified.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/as8015-on-googlebooks.shtml Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:30:00 GMT http://ramin.com.au/marg/local-community-engagement-2-0-public-sphere-2.shtml Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:08:00 GMT http://wiki.katelundy.com.au/PublicSphere2 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:08:00 GMT http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25742224-5013040,00.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:14:00 GMT http://www.katelundy.com.au/2009/05/29/public-sphere-2-open-government-policy-and-practice/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:14:00 GMT http://tomw.net.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=12 Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:14:00 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QM2MziEiWc Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:14:00 GMT http://listserv.csu.edu.au/pipermail/ictgov/2009-January/000248.html Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:14:00 GMT http://tomw.net.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=10 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://astore.amazon.com/corporategovernance-20/102-9823356-1739347?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=2 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:20:00 EST http://astore.amazon.com/corporategovernance-20/detail/0521826845 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:20:00 EST http://astore.amazon.com/corporategovernance-20/detail/0566087987/104-3779911-6143943 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:20:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/IT-Governance.shtml Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:20:00 EST http://listserv.csu.edu.au/pipermail/ictgov/2008-August/000219.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EST http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/nodutyofcare-the-governance-of-ict.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:20:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/iso-iec-38500.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:20:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ICT-in-corporate-governance-the-australian-experience.shtml Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:20:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/index.html Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:20:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/IT-Governance-Survey.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:31:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/IT-Governance-Discussion-Paper.html Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:31:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/intro-as8015-0.shtml Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:30:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/as8015.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/corporate-governance-of-ict-education.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/guide-to-applying-as8015-outline.shtml Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/smartcard.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ict_governance.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/corporategovernance.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/tip2.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/tip1.html Wed, 2 May 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/value-of-online-services.shtml Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/notforprofit-governanceseminar-slides.html Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/corpgovict-slides.html Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ictgovpaper2.html Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ictgovpaper.html Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:00:00 EST http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ictgov.html Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:00:00 EST