Budget 2010-11: What's in it for ICT?

12.05.2010

* An additional $108.8 million will go to the . While $5.9 million is provided as ongoing funding to Australia's Fraudulent Travel Document Detection System for identity fraud.

* $11.9 million over three years will go toward implementing a "whole-of-government data centre strategy for the procurement of data centre facilities and services".

* The Government will spend $69.4 million over four years to roll out biometric checking systems at overseas locations to verify the identities of those looking to travel to Australia.

* $9.2 million will be funnelled to the Regional Movement Alert System (RMAS), which "enables automatic verification of passports issued by each participating country"

* The embattled and hardly used will get another $23.6 million.