Industry News
AI chatbots have an "empathy gap" that puts children at risk: research
A new study proposes a framework for "child-safe AI" following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy. [ + ]
Technology will be vital for healthy ageing
Accelerating the pace of digital innovation will be critical to improving outcomes for ageing Australians, according to a researcher from UniSC. [ + ]
Public–private partnerships key to containing disaster impacts
Disaster response and coordination expert Dr Emily Chapman said that there is a need for emergency services to engage in partnerships with the private sector. [ + ]
AWS, Microsoft have 56% of cloud services market: Finbold
The cloud services market is consolidating, with AWS and Microsoft collectively accounting for the majority of the market, according to Finbold estimates. [ + ]
Macquarie Data Centres breaks ground on IC3 Super West
Construction has commenced for the new IC3 Super West sovereign high-capacity data centre in Sydney's north. [ + ]
Victorian OPP implements new case management system
Victoria's Office of Public Prosecutions' new criminal case management system, Amicus, has been built on the Appian AI Process Platform. [ + ]
Indonesian hackers apologise, ask for donations
Hackers in Indonesia called a recent government data centre breach a "pentest with post payment". [ + ]
Supporting sustainable employment for neurodivergent individuals
A survey has found that 91% of Australians believe organisations should do more to support long-term employment for neurodivergent individuals. [ + ]
Armis completes IRAP assessment
The Armis Centrix asset intelligence and threat remediation platform has been certified to handle Australian Government data up to the Protected level. [ + ]
myGov gets 20,000 passkey signups in a week
myGov is among the first digital government services in the world to implement passkeys and do away with passwords. [ + ]
Government taking steps towards public safety mobile broadband
The federal government has released a request for information for a national public safety mobile broadband network. [ + ]
Smart Cities Week APAC event announced
Smart Cities Council (SCC) has announced the inaugural Smart Cities Week APAC Event that will take place in Adelaide 5–9 August 2024. [ + ]
ASD releases advisory on PRC state-sponsored threat group
In collaboration with international partners, the ACSC has released an advisory on a PRC state-sponsored cyber group that poses a current threat to Australian networks. [ + ]
Council partners with Schneider Electric for power infrastructure service
Greater Shepparton City Council is partnering with Schneider Electric to help provide reliable energy by providing an around-the-clock maintenance service. [ + ]
Fujitsu and ANU to partner on quantum computing in Australia
Fujitsu and Australian National University have signed an MoU to drive local innovation and talent development. [ + ]
