Industry News
Macquarie Government selected for Australian Defence procurement panel
Macquarie was added to the ICTPA panel following a long history of supporting Australian government cybersecurity and sovereign capability. [ + ]
Fujitsu establishes security consulting division
Fujitsu's new digital security consulting division will help organisations prepare for and respond to complex cyberthreats. [ + ]
Gartner announces top government technology trends
Gartner says CIOs should capitalise on these trends to deliver and expand capabilities. [ + ]
NBN Co completes world's first 100G live demo
NBN Co and Nokia's Bell Labs have jointly completed a world-first demonstration of 100 Gigabit technology on NBN Co's live FTTP network. [ + ]
Department of Agriculture modernises TAMS system
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry worked with Avanade to develop a revamped platform for biosecurity officers at international airports. [ + ]
Cobalt Iron nabs EU patents for security techniques
Cobalt Iron has secured patents from the European Patent Office for new cyber event responsiveness technologies being integrated into its Compass platform. [ + ]
SA Water revamping spend management platform
SA Water is deploying a spend management platform powered by Invalua to support its operations across the state. [ + ]
New online resource to support employment of ex-service people
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has announced new resources to support the employment of ex-service people. [ + ]
World-first 'Cybercrime Index' ranks countries by threat level
The first ever World Cybercrime Index identifies the globe's key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most significant sources of cybercrime. [ + ]
Good evidence confuses ChatGPT when used for health information: study
A world-first study by CSIRO has found that when asked a health-related question, the more evidence given to ChatGPT, the less reliable it becomes. [ + ]
DataStax enters GenAI collaboration with Microsoft
Generative AI company DataStax has announced the integration of its Astra DB database product with the Microsoft Semantic Kernel open source SDK. [ + ]
Victoria Police embraces low-code with OutSystems
Victoria Police will deploy a business process management system from low-code application development specialist OutSystem to transform its processes. [ + ]
CSIRO report maps sovereign capability to build 'foundational' AI tech
CSIRO's report on AI foundation models provides an overview of the fast-moving global foundation model landscape, outlining opportunities for Australians. [ + ]
Ninox drones provide new tech in bushfire protection efforts
Long-range drone technology has been deployed to observe bush and grass fires across western New South Wales. [ + ]
Nuix confident that lack of diversity in AI can be remedied
Tapping into different talent pools and building diverse teams provides the solution to lack of diversity in AI. [ + ]