Tasmania's finances to 'rapidly deteriorate', Treasury warns
By Adam Holmes
Tasmania's Department of Treasury and Finance has issued a dire warning about the state's finances, and says there are no easy fixes.
#Budget #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MonetaryPolicy #PublicService #PublicSector #AdamHolmes
As worker strike threat looms, #Oakland school district announces broad swath of #edu job cuts to help alleviate $100m worth of consistently mismanaged civic #budget deficit woes
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/02/26/oakland-school-district-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers-to-balance-100m-deficit/?share=soticooehfttphharnwb #SharedLink #YayArea #Education #BayArea #PublicSector #Schools #PaywallLift
Die Souveränität des Freistaates #Bayern ist in höchster Gefahr durch die Pläne von #Füracker als Finanzminister.
Offensichtlich fehlt ihm dazu jegliche fachliche #Kompetenz.
Es darf durchaus bezweifelt werden, ob eine fundierte #Risikobewertung erfolgt ist.
Kein verantwortungsvoller #CISO würde diese existentiellen #Abhängigkeiten mit schwerwiegenden Folgen über Generationen als #Risiko akzeptieren!
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Childcare centres face funding cuts after missing safety benchmarks
By Clare Armstrong
A further 19 centres put on notice last year have improved, but one has closed permanently and another is still to be assessed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/childcare-funding-cuts-safety-rules/106392910
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ChildCare #Education #FamilyandRelationships #CommunityandSociety #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Children #Unions #PublicSector #ClareArmstrong
Public Sector Wages
What is the free market value of a public sector worker?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=28&id=60
Cocoa, Florida declares emergency after IT disruption.
INC Ransom claims responsibility and lists city on leak site.
• Water billing systems disrupted
• Manual workarounds implemented
• 911 remains operational
Municipalities continue facing ransomware pressure.
Thoughts on strengthening city-level cyber defenses?
'Furious' public sector workers in Tasmania resume industrial action
By Lucy MacDonald
The Tasmanian government has labelled claims it reneged on a pay agreement as "incorrect" and says it is disappointed the unions are labelling recent talks in that way.
#PublicSector #WagesandBenefits #Unions #GovernmentandPolitics #LucyMacDonald
Recently published a short tutorial on evaluating cultural diplomacy projects. 🎨🌍
Evaluation in cultural diplomacy isn’t about measuring art itself. It’s about making visible the networks, partnerships, and opportunities that cultural diplomacy creates. Using widely available tools like Calc, Excel or Google Sheets can help teams reflect, learn, and stay accountable.
https://my-site-12f6cf.gitlab.io/portfolio/evaluating_cultural_diplomacy_made_easy/
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Cybersecurity and cyberdefense of internet networks. Are Ukraine and the EU ready for a global cyberwar?
Darwin public servant arrested for alleged $5m NDIS fraud
A 47-year-old Darwin public servant has been arrested for allegedly defrauding $5 million from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Der Themenradar entsteht seit 2020 in Kooperation mit dem @behoerdenspiegel . Erste Ergebnisse veröffentlicht unser Geschäftsbereichsleiter Digital Public Services @kejan am 4. März auf dem #digistaat2026.
Brett Pointing announced as interim Queensland police commissioner
By Ciara Jones
Brett Pointing has been named as the interim Queensland police commissioner after Steve Gollschewski announced his retirement.
Global Lessons in Digital Transformation 🇵🇭🇪🇹🇲🇦
Success in digital identity isn't just about the code; it’s about the journey.
By sharing challenges and successes in an open forum, we accelerate the path to a digital economy where no one is left behind.
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South Korea's public sector fast-track spending reached 56.8 trillion won ($42.9 billion) in January, up 8.5 trillion won year-on-year, with an execution rate of 8.7%, as the government accelerates fiscal support for key sectors including AI and small businesses.
#YonhapInfomax
#FastTrackSpending #MinistryOfEconomyAndFinance #ExecutionRate #PublicSector #BudgetWaste
#Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=105249
US Hits Record Low in Global Public-Corruption Rankings
Transparency International’s annual global corruption index is out, and the United States has landed at its lowest…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Corruption #Denmark #lists #publiccorruption #publicsector #SouthSudan #TransparencyInternational #Trumpadministration #UnitedStates #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/393279/
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With the #EndofLife of #Atlassian’s Data Center announced for March 28, 2029, customers are encouraged to set up speedily a migration to Atlassian's cloud platform or consider alternative solutions.
This #webinar (recording coming soon) compares Atlassian's #ProjectManagement solution #jira to the #OpenSource alternative #OpenProject
💡 why, how, and advantages for organizations especially in the #publicsector or regulated industries, that value transparency and long-term #digitalsovereignty
Korruption in der EU
Daniel Freund berichtet aus dem EU Parlament
Mehr dazu bei https://danielfreund.eu/themes/gegen-korruption/
a-fsa.de/d/3MY
Link zu dieser Seite: https://www.a-fsa.de/de/articles/9436-20260211-korruption-in-der-eu.html
Link im Tor-Netzwerk: http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/9436-20260211-korruption-in-der-eu.html
Tags: #Transparenz #Informationsfreiheit #Korruption #EU #Parlament #publicsector #Ungarn #Bulgarien #Ungleichbehandlung #Rechtsstaat #Unabhängigkeit #Gerichte #Milliarden #Meinungsfreiheit #Pressefreiheit
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