The ATO has hired a former Accenture executive to fill its CIO vacancy.

Eliminating 'copy data' is a common-sense approach to decreasing the chance that somebody will walk off with your sensitive information, make their own copy of a copy or mistakenly compromise data. [ + ]

New, intelligent technology that helps first responders work more efficiently and safely will make a fundamental difference in today's public safety environment. [ + ]

Local councils are finding more and more reasons to adopt unified communications and voice over IP, to improve the bottom line as well as staff and customer satisfaction. [ + ]

An overhaul of a CMS was only the beginning of NSW Trade & Investment's digital transformation, as the agency began a journey to better service the needs of citizens and businesses across the state. [ + ]

The WA Government has allocated $5m to help local governments deploy more CCTV cameras as part of an $8.5m plan to build an integrated CCTV network for crime deterrence and easier prosecution. [ + ]

An IT audit needs to proactively assess emerging risks if it is to remain relevant, provide value to government agencies and protect against the most significant risks public sector organisations face. [ + ]

The government has signed an agreement allowing it to use real-time, high-detail satellite imagery from the EU's earth observation and monitoring program, Copernicus. [ + ]

The newly merged Department of Immigration and Border Protection has handed Optus Business a three-year contract to integrate the formerly separate communications networks of the departments of Customs and Immigration. [ + ]

Australia has many digital transformation initiatives, but the challenge is to get them all moving in the same speed and direction, industry experts say. [ + ]

The combination of body worn video and private-sector cloud-based software services is transforming safety agencies' ability to focus on their core missions.

Government agencies are being mandated to transition to greater digital engagement and GovInnovate Summit 2015 is the must-attend event to help them achieve that goal. [ + ]

In a bid to encourage more tech start-ups to establish and remain in Sydney, the city has produced an action plan that includes a dedicated entrepreneurship centre. [ + ]

Capgemini has completed an implementation of Guidewire InsuranceSuite over Amazon Web Services for NSW Government agency SICorp, the state's home warranty protection provider. [ + ]

At the same time as the airwaves are become increasingly crowded, so too is the emergency services' growing need for mobile data becoming acute. [ + ]