Industry News
Record myGov registration numbers
Over 10 million Australians have now registered with myGov, making it one of the biggest digital services in Australia. [ + ]
NSW Dept of Justice taps Telestar for MDM
Telestar has been contracted to provide its Bluewater end-to-end managed mobility platform for the NSW Department of Justice. [ + ]
UCaaS vendor collab9 gets US FedRAMP authorisation
US-based collab9 has become the first UCaaS provider to secure FedRAMP authorisation from the US federal government for its portfolio of services. [ + ]
eHealth Queensland seeking new executives
The Queensland health department's technology division, eHealth Queensland, is on the search for candidates to fill the newly created roles of chief digital strategy officer and chief customer experience officer. [ + ]
RegTech tops FinTech for innovation opportunities
Disruptive start-ups in the financial sector would be better off pursuing technology driven by government regulation than relying on a digital disruption framework, senior banking figure Don Sharp believes. [ + ]
Brisbane's Tactiv secures NZ govt contract
SaaS developer Tactiv will develop software to help the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade manage its $600 million-per-year aid program. [ + ]
DHS picks SAP for welfare payments overhaul
The Department of Human Services has chosen SAP as the preferred core software vendor for the Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation project and is now tendering for system integrators. [ + ]
Govt to review NDIS payment portal hiccups
The federal government will conduct a review into the NDIS's new MyPlace payment portal after data migration difficulties led to delays in payments to disability service providers. [ + ]
IP Australia's 'Alex' resolves 80% of questions
IP Australia's AI-powered virtual assistant 'Alex' resolves 80% of web queries, simplifying interactions and improving customer service through the agency's website. [ + ]
SA Health settles unlicensed software suit
SA Health has agreed to pay digital health software company Global Health at least $5m to settle a lawsuit over alleged unlicensed ongoing use of patient administration software from the vendor. [ + ]
Qld aims to help SMEs bid for ICT contracts
Advance Queensland will select up to three companies for a program aimed at helping local SMEs secure government and large enterprise contract work. [ + ]
Increasing numbers for My Health Record
Minister for Health Sussan Ley says the number of people with a My Health Record has now surpassed four million, which comprises 17% of all Australians. [ + ]
Sydney Trains selects Quintiq solution
Sydney Trains has selected a customer-centric planning solution from Quintiq to implement a dynamic timetabling system in its new Rail Operations Centre (ROC). [ + ]
Turnbull, Shorten back electronic voting
Both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have publicly endorsed the concept of electronic voting, after an eight-day wait for the 2 July election result. [ + ]
Microsoft tablets handed to 5000 Western Sydney Uni students
Western Sydney University has partnered with Microsoft to deploy thousands of Surface 3 devices to 2016 students. [ + ]