The Department of Defence will hold a briefing later this month to introduce a planned major tender covering a bundle of ICT support services contracts. [ + ]

Transport for NSW has implemented Pegasystems' Pega Platform to automate processes for its School Student Transportation Scheme and is now extending the platform to other schemes. [ + ]

Western Australia has launched a new whole-of-government digital security policy following eight years of audits uncovering insufficient security governance at many agencies. [ + ]

NSW alone among state and territory governments as well as the federal government can be considered digital government ready, research firm Intermedium said in a new report. [ + ]

An audit of the performance of the myGov digital services portal has found that take-up of the portal has nearly doubled expectations, and the number of services accessible has also exceeded forecasts. [ + ]

InterSystems and partner Dialog Information Technology will deliver a core clinical system for all health centres across NT, implementing a single health record for residents. [ + ]

Dozens of courtrooms across NSW will have their audiovisual links upgraded to enable remote appearances and testimony by defendants, witnesses and experts. [ + ]

Melbourne start-up VendorPanel will provide the Victorian Government with a new eServices procurement platform to be used by all state government agencies. [ + ]

New Zealand will ensure more access to open data to help meet its commitment to taking an 'open by default' approach to government data. [ + ]

Telstra has joined major companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Cisco as a member of the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand. [ + ]

Allocation will help develop a central portal for access to government services, a digital archive solution and more. [ + ]

The City of Newcastle is installing up to 350 smart city poles with LED lighting, Wi-Fi connectivity, audio speakers and CCTV cameras as part of Australia's largest smart lighting project to date. [ + ]

The New Zealand government is replacing its two 10-year-old research supercomputers with three new significantly faster systems. [ + ]

Queensland's new social analytics laboratory at Griffith University's Mount Gravatt campus will provide researchers with access to anonymised crime data from the state police's QPRIME database. [ + ]

The National Museum of Australia will use data collection and analytics software to help better understand the visitor experience and tweak exhibits and patronage flow to suit visitor preferences. [ + ]