ICT Infrastructure
The Department of Finance and Deregulation, through the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), facilitates access to cost effective ICT infrastructure for government agencies.
Initiatives include::
Business Continuity
The Online Business Continuity project will develop a Whole of Government business continuity framework for the continued delivery of government services in the event of a disruption and/or failure of government-operated ICT.
Open Source Software
Open source software is software whose source code is freely available and may be used, copied, extended, and redistributed with or without modifications, and may be offered either with or without a fee. A number of Australian Government agencies already use open source software across a range of operations.
Fedlink
FedLink is an innovative and cost-effective fully meshed Virtual Private Network (VPN) which allows Australian Government departments and agencies to transmit and receive information securely to PROTECTED level using the Internet, and the national security classification of RESTRICTED. FedLink uses existing agency Internet gateways and the connectivity provided by the Internet to create a secure Government Intranet.
Intra Government Communications Network (ICON)
ICON is a communications system providing dedicated point-to-point links for Australian Government agencies in Canberra.
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) has been developed to increase the size of the available IP address space It has several benefits including increased end-to-end security of systems and automated address allocation for internet connected devices.
Australian Government Domain Administration
AGIMO, in consultation with State and Territory governments, administers the second level domain gov.au. AGIMO also holds the delegation for approval of gov.au domain names.
Agency Website Search Service
The Agency Search Service allows Australian Government agencies to leverage the australia.gov.au [
] Government Search Service, to provide a high quality internet search across government websites.
Data Centres
The Australian Government has endorsed the Data Centre Strategy as the whole-of-government approach to future data centre requirements.
Contact for information on this page: AGIMO.Feedback@finance.gov.au