Industry News
LGAQ to hold Future Cities Summit
The Future Cities Summit 2018 in Cairns will bring together government and private sector leaders to discuss the urban challenges of tomorrow. [ + ]
Emergency communications conference
Experts in the field of disaster and emergency communications will gather in Melbourne in June to share ideas and lessons learned. [ + ]
Scholarships for emergency management volunteers
Applications have opened for round three of the federal government's emergency volunteer education scholarships. [ + ]
GIPA dashboard now available for NSW public
A public dashboard for agency and sector performance data has been launched by the Information and Privacy Commission NSW. [ + ]
DTA moves to clarify secure cloud strategy
The Digital Transformation Agency has answered the four most common questions about the new government-wide secure cloud strategy. [ + ]
GovHack to return in September
The GovHack open data hackathon will be held across Australia on 7–9 September 2018. [ + ]
Reinvent.LGov to focus on innovation
The skills development event for local government representatives featuring case studies of innovation from councils from across Australia. [ + ]
DTA seeks feedback on draft procurement framework
The Digital Transformation Agency is seeking to overhaul the government's ICT procurement practices for the digital era. [ + ]
Dept of Health to improve data privacy
A 2016 incident that saw publication of improperly de-identified datasets has led the department to improve its governance and release processes. [ + ]
Solid speaker line-up planned for IGCF 2018
More than 3000 people are expected to attend the International Government Communication Forum in Sharjah this year. [ + ]
AWS accredited to manage classified government data
AWS has completed an IRAP assessment to allow the company to manage Australian public sector cloud workloads at the protected classification level. [ + ]
Half of Aussies prefer engaging with government online
The proportion of Australians preferring to engage with government over online channels has surged since 2016 to reach 49%, a survey has found. [ + ]
Tasmania picks suppliers for IP telephony services
The Tasmanian Government has selected MNF Enterprise and three other providers as preferred suppliers for the state government's IP telephony services. [ + ]
Fibre cable failure to blame for ATO outage
ATO officials have blamed a failure of fibre cables in its DXC-provided SAN for the major IT systems outage in December 2016, but are still unsure whether the cables were faulty or just improperly installed. [ + ]
3D video features Newcastle's smart city upgrades
Residents can take a virtual trip along the streets of Beresfield, with the Newcastle City Council releasing a 3D video featuring the town's upgrades. [ + ]
