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Govt releases Digital Transformation Strategy
The federal government has released a Digital Transformation Strategy that will seek to ensure all government services are available online by 2025. [ + ]
Keeping Five Eyes on NZ's cybersecurity
New Zealand's GCSB is using the nation's membership in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance to help safeguard its nationally significant organisations. [ + ]
GovHack 2018 winners announced
A 3D VR emergency management system and a visualisation of the budget based on tax flowing to the government are two of the many projects developed at GovHack 2018. [ + ]
Airservices soars into the cloud
Australia's air traffic services provider has lifted and shifted its entire business IT operations into a secure, sovereign cloud environment. [ + ]
Collaboration is key to government digital transformation
Governments across Australia are being urged to take a more collaborative approach to digital transformation and service delivery. [ + ]
Four cyber attacks we should all prepare for
Understanding the new technologies being used by cybercriminals is the first step to preventing a devastating cyber attack. [ + ]
Making social media a friend, not a foe
Social media's two-way trade of information presents the perfect way for governments to connect with the public. [ + ]
NT VDI project wins ACS award
The NT Government's hospital-based Virtual Desktop Infrastructure project has taken out a prestigious national IT award. [ + ]
NSW overhauling cloud procurement practices
The NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation's digital.nsw is consulting on a draft template cloud services contracting agreement. [ + ]
PSMA Australia completes national 'building census'
PSMA Australia — a commercial organisation owned by the states and territories — has completed a 'building census' covering every building on the continent. [ + ]
NSW Government's digital vision for change
Digital government is about designing for citizens' needs, knowing their story and connecting agencies to deliver better services, says NSW's CIDO, Greg Wells. [ + ]
Five ways to triage your legacy government IT systems
With cloud environments replacing the sprawling on-premises data centres, it's rare that one can justify or afford the 'big bang' type of system replacement, so an IT triage plan is more important than ever before. [ + ]
DTA launches first myGovID pilot
The DTA will test the myGovID digital identity service with a new online system for filing TFN applications in the first real-world pilot of the service. [ + ]
SCCANZ releases Code for Smart Communities
SCCANZ and the Green Building Council have published a new standard of practice for smart community projects, as the first Smart Cities Awards winners are announced. [ + ]
Unlocking the secret ingredient for smarter cities
The next generation of city initiatives is driving a more integrated, sustainable and architected approach to digital development, says Ovum's Kevin Noonan. [ + ]