In the News - AIIA Cloud Summit with Vivek Kundra

A Summary of media following the AIIA Cloud Summit with Vivek Kundra on the 15th February 2012

Former White House tech guru talks technology, ABC News, February 15, 2012

Vivek Kundra spearheaded an efficiency drive in the US government, lifting it out of the technology dark ages.

Strong domestic Cloud computing sector essential for Australian Digital Economy: Conroy, Senator expects that the roll-out of the NBN to change broadband quality, ARN, 15 February, 2012

A strong domestic Cloud computing sector will be an important component in the success of Australia's Digital Economy, according to federal communications Minister

Obama CIO has warning on government agencies, The Australian Financial Review, February 13, 2012,

The US government’s recently retired chief information officer says government agencies fight change like viruses and warns Australian politicians that they will need to drive technology change.

Moving into the future of Cloud, letting go of old ways, CIO, February 14, 2012

Businesses may need to let go of the old ways of doing things and start moving into the future of Cloud computing if they are to stay ahead of the game, according to the former chief information officer of the United States Federal Government, Vivek Kundra.

Government needs to address Cloud demand, concerns: Conroy, CIO February 15, 2012

Cloud computing has the potential to benefit federal and state governments, but issues such as privacy need to be addressed first, according to federal communications minister, Stephen Conroy.

WHO-like global cyber security group needed to tackle cyber threats: Kundra, CIO, February 15, 2012

The formation of a global cyber security group similar to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is required in order to share vital information, according to former United States Federal Government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra.

Government needs to address Cloud demand, concerns, CIO, 15 February, 2012

Senator Stephen Conroy says the adoption of Government 2.0 needs Cloud safeguards

AIIA wheels out cloud big guns, iTWire, February 8, 2012


Gillard government running out of tech-time, iTWire, February 13, 2012

By the reckoning of President Obama’s first chief information officer, Julia Gillard’s Government is fast running out of time to overhaul the nation’s federal information technology systems.

Conroy warns of cloud uncertainties, iTnews, February 15, 2012

The AIIA conference attracted about 100 delegates, is being hosted by US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich and included a keynote from former White House chief information officer Vivek Kundra, who is now employed by salesforce.com.

Vivek Kundra and some lessons learnt about tech in gov, What are we doing today brain? Pipka Blog
February 15, 2012,

Last night I heard Vivek Kundra speak about innovation, technology and Gov 2.0 at a dinner hosted by AIIA and Salesforce

Interview with Suzanne Campbell and Dr Steve Hodgkinson by Radio Adelaide

Suzanne and Steve’s comments are used as the frame-up about cloud, this is followed by comments from Professor Matthew Warren - Head of IT at Deakin University who creates some FUD with examples of outages and privacy breaches in the cloud, but the piece finishes on a strong note with Steve talking about global legislation and cloud being the way consumers are heading.

Pressing the technology reset button, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 15, 2012

When US President Obama first took office in November 2008, he challenged the inaugural US Government chief information officer Vivek Kundra to hit the reset button on technology in the public sector.


Former White House CIO spruiks cloud solutions, Technology Spectator, February 14, 2012

The man who advised US President Barack Obama on how to rein in a $US80 billion ($A74.78 billion) IT budget says embracing cloud computing can deliver major savings for Australia's government and improve public services.

WHO-like global cyber security group needed to tackle cyber threats: Kundra, Techworld February 15, 2012,

The formation of a global cyber security group similar to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is required in order to share vital information, according to former United States Federal Government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra.

Cloud stored data - The sky's the limit or simply a pipedream?, The Wire – Adelaide Radio, February 16, 2012,

The new way of storing your valuable computer information has been getting a lot of press overseas. 'Cloud data', or 'Cloud Computing' is a new plan to base all of your files online...'in the clouds', making your data accessible from anywhere at any time.