Industry News
First My Health Record connected town
All key healthcare providers and 50% of the populace in Berrigan are connected and using My Health Record. [ + ]
Canberra's $44m biometric capability boost
Unisys Australia has been awarded a contract to implement a new Enterprise Biometric Identification Services system. [ + ]
Platforms for Open Data program taking new applicants
APS staff will have until March 30 to apply for the next round of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's Platforms for Open Data program. [ + ]
Success for Vic emergency services sharing platform
EM-Share, the lessons management system for Victoria's emergency services management ecosystem, has been used to record 1000 observations since launching in October. [ + ]
Mitcham taps TechnologyOne to boost user experience
South Australia's City of Mitcham has deployed a new enterprise solution from TechnologyOne aimed at improving the customer experience and increasing organisational efficiency. [ + ]
Have I Been Pwned to monitor govt domains
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has arranged to have all Australian Government domains monitored for security leaks using Have I Been Pwned. [ + ]
Sydney businesses incentivised to increase renewable energy
City of Sydney will put $750,000 towards an innovative $2.25 million Ausgrid grant program to reduce demand for electricity and carbon emissions in Sydney. [ + ]
AIIA, DTA sign transformation MoU
The AIIA–DTA memorandum of understanding is designed to explore ways to improve delivery of the government's digital transformation agenda. [ + ]
Smart parking trials undertaken by City of Adelaide
A smart parking trial is being rolled out in Light Square by the City of Adelaide, with a view to expanding it across the city. [ + ]
Future cities on agenda at MAV conferences
Two Municipal Association of Victoria conferences next week will canvass trends, solutions and goals for creating smarter, more livable communities. [ + ]
Logan City calls for strategy feedback
Logan City Council has released a Draft City Futures Strategy and is calling for feedback by 18 March. [ + ]
Government IT hiring day a success
An innovative US government recruitment drive has successfully attracted skilled cybersecurity workers. [ + ]
Secure IT lifecycle facility opened in Canberra
Greenbox Systems' IT Commissioning Centre will provide secure services backed by Defence standards, and ISO and R2 accreditations. [ + ]
Queensland councils get digital boost
The Local Government Association of Queensland has formed a partnership with Jadu to power the majority of the state's council websites and intranets. [ + ]
Free tool enables data benchmarking
A free tool for Queensland councils to analyse and benchmark their performance has been updated with new data and features. [ + ]
