Industry News
PM&C approves Expense8 SaaS adoption
The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has approved a $395 million contract with 8common to adopt the Expense8 travel and expense management platform. [ + ]
Port of Townsville simplifies with CMS
Port of Townsville has implemented TechnologyOne's Enterprise Content Management solution, giving it a single enterprise-wide solution. [ + ]
Melbourne innovation hub created by Cognizant
Cognizant will establish a Digital Works Collaboratory in Melbourne, a dedicated space for businesses to design and build digital solutions. [ + ]
QPC wins Toowoomba Regional Council contract
QPC has been contracted to supply managed services for contact centre and telephony applications infrastructure at Toowoomba Regional Council. [ + ]
IoT businesses fall behind with privacy concerns
It has been revealed that 71% of devices do not provide a privacy policy that adequately explains how personal information is managed. [ + ]
WA's GovNext-ICT program needs oversight
A WA parliamentary committee has recommended that a body be established to oversee the potentially $3bn worth of contracts that could be issued under the GovNext-ICT program. [ + ]
IBM assured ABS of census site resilience
The ABS had contracted IBM to put in place DDoS protections to prevent the kind of incident that led to last month's census site outage, and had been assured by the vendor that the risk had been mitigated. [ + ]
Alcidion technology adopted by NT Health Department
Alcidion Group will roll out its Miya platform across the Royal Darwin and Alice Springs Hospitals after signing a $525,000 contract with the Northern Territory Department of Health. [ + ]
Overseas experts named to Innovation Australia board
The government has appointed two new international experts to the board of Innovation Australia, which is transitioning to Innovation and Science Australia. [ + ]
US state CIOs evolving in face of IT outsourcing
The ongoing trend towards US state governments outsourcing IT functions and consolidating base stations is compelling state CIOs to evolve into technology brokers rather than providers. [ + ]
US states paying more attention to security
US state CIOs and CISOs are making progress educating officials about cybersecurity risks and practices, but are struggling with miniscule security budgets, a new report finds. [ + ]
GovDC architect leaving NSW Government
The leader of the GovDC project to consolidate the NSW Government's data centres into two central facilities, Pedro Harris, will resign from his role at the end of next month. [ + ]
APS to adopt ICT accessibility standard
The Australian Public Service plans to directly adopt the European standard on accessibility of sourced ICT products and services for employees with disabilities. [ + ]
Data61 data fellowships available
Australian Public Service data specialists are being encouraged to apply for Data Fellowships with CSIRO's Data61. [ + ]
US appoints first federal CISO
The Obama Administration has appointed the White House's first federal CISO, charged with shaping cybersecurity policies and practices across government. [ + ]
