Industry News
E-health leaders and decision makers to gather at HIC 2020
HIC will showcase the "latest digital health research, case studies, trends and technology advances" while providing ample networking opportunities. [ + ]
New Zealand to upgrade wireless internet in schools
From February 2020, Crown-owned company N4L will start upgrading schools' wireless internet as part of the NZ Government's Te Mana Tūhono program. [ + ]
Pacific region in need of cybersecurity standards: report
Pacific countries need to develop and adopt internationally aligned cybersecurity standards if they're going to grow and protect their digital economies. [ + ]
Entries open for MAV Technology Awards for Excellence
The 2020 MAV Technology Awards for Excellence will recognise councils that use innovative solutions to support council goals and improve community services. [ + ]
US NASCIO calls for harmonised security regulations
Cybersecurity features heavily in the the US National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) list of its top advocacy priorities for 2020. [ + ]
Applications open for Smart Cities Readiness Challenge
Cities worldwide are gearing up to compete and collaborate in this year's Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. [ + ]
10,000 NSW data sets publicly available
Ten years since it was launched, the NSW Open Data Portal has reached a major milestone, with 10,000 government data sets now available to the public. [ + ]
Emergency Declaration provides special privacy powers
A federal Emergency Declaration is giving agencies and private organisations emergency privacy powers to help those affected by the bushfires. [ + ]
GPA issues call for Reference Panel members
The Global Privacy Assembly — formerly the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners — is calling for members for a panel of experts. [ + ]
Secure health messaging standard to be mandated
The state, territory and federal governments have jointly agreed to develop a mandatory national standard for secure messaging between healthcare providers. [ + ]
ASD launches 2019–20 diversity and inclusion strategy
The Australian Signals Directorate needs "people looking at the same problem from different perspectives" in order to accomplish its mission. [ + ]
Jobs NSW awards $100K to expand speech pathology services
A $100,000 grant from Jobs NSW is set to help CSIRO Data 61 start-up and telehealth platform Coviu boost Australians' access to speech pathology services. [ + ]
Nominations open for Asia–Pacific smart city awards
Nominations are now open for the 2020 IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards, which recognise leading initiatives from public agencies and private organisations. [ + ]
Accenture, NASCIO issue report on role of US state CIOs
Supporting innovation is seen as the most critical priority, with funding problems and workforce skill levels being the main barriers to achieving it. [ + ]
MAV sets up disaster response HR sharing database
The Municipal Association of Victoria's Human Resource Sharing Database will enable easier resource sharing during the bushfire crisis and future emergencies. [ + ]
