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Darwin, SE Queensland to join smart city fold
Darwin and the South East Queensland region will deploy new and expanded smart city technologies as part of their respective City Deals. [ + ]
The IT implications of changes in government
A secure identity management system is vital if governments are to protect data as staff join, move and leave. [ + ]
NZ GCSB denies facing US pressure to ban Huawei
The director-general of New Zealand's GCSB has denied reports the bureau faced US pressure to reject a 5G rollout proposal due to the use of Huawei equipment. [ + ]
Public sector innovation on show in Canberra
The annual Public Sector Innovation Show will bring together 800 local and international experts to explore the management of people, processes, tools and technologies. [ + ]
Australian govts preparing for future of transport
All levels of Australian government are working to help usher in game-changing transport technologies, including autonomous and electric vehicles. [ + ]
Parties' networks compromised by suspected state actor
The suspected nation state attackers of the Parliament House computer network also compromised the networks of the Labor, Liberal and National parties. [ + ]
Georges River area receives smart cities funding
Smart technology is now being rolled out in outdoor public spaces across the Georges River local government area. [ + ]
Foundations for a data-driven future
Data-centric architectures must operate in real time in order to boost the analytics that power AI applications. [ + ]
MPs' emails may have been hacked by foreign power
The Department of Parliamentary Services is investigating a "sophisticated" attack on the Australian Parliamentary House network and email server. [ + ]
BICSI & WF Media join forces for 2019 conference & exhibition
BICSI South Pacific, the peak industry body representing designers and installers of ICT systems, has entered into a partnership with specialist technology media business WF Media, with the aim to enhance and develop their national conference and expo. [ + ]
Digital Marketplace connecting agencies with tech talent
The federal government's Digital Marketplace procurement portal now has 275 listed buyers from all levels of government, as well as 1128 accredited sellers. [ + ]
NSW adopts new Cyber Security Policy
NSW state agencies will be required to identify their critical information assets and devise a cybersecurity response plan under the new Cyber Security Policy. [ + ]
US states urge govt to harmonise security regs
The US National Association of State CIOs will make calling for harmonised federal security regulations its top federal advocacy priority for 2019. [ + ]
AI, analytics top game changers for government CIOs
AI, analytics and the cloud are considered by government CIOs to be the top three game-changing technologies, according to research from Gartner. [ + ]
Fujitsu wins $99m Defence contract
The Department of Defence has awarded Fujitsu a $99 million contract to provide desktop and other services to Defence personnel. [ + ]
