The bipartisan Parliamentary Group of Friends of Tech Policy will seek to promote better regulation of AI and other emerging technologies. [ + ]

SailPoint's Identity Cloud solution has been assessed under the IRAP program as being secure enough to manage government data up to the protected level. [ + ]

Zetaris predicts the rise of 'confidential computing' to boost data protection and data virtualisation software to overtake outdated ETL methods. [ + ]

Australia has put its name to new global initiatives to encourage the safe, ethical and responsible development of AI. [ + ]

Zimperium is developing a sovereign Australian Mobile Threat Defence capability, complete with IRAP certification. [ + ]

Appian has announced a case management as a service (CMaaS) offering designed specifically to accelerate and simplify government casework. [ + ]

Publicly funded Gippsland Health Alliance has been recognised for its digital transformation success, with the 2023 Qlik Excellence in Healthcare Award. [ + ]

The Department of Home Affairs has awarded the contract for the global biometric collection service for visa applications to VFS Global. [ + ]

Commvault has announced that its portfolio of SaaS-delivered data protection solutions has achieved IRAP certification at PROTECTED level. [ + ]

A strategic collaboration between KPMG Australia and ClimaSens aims to help government agencies mitigate and manage the threat and impact of extreme heat. [ + ]

The newest Smartsheet Region in Australia will support local organsiations, including government agencies. Build-out will commence in 2024. [ + ]

Simon Tate will head up Workday in the region as president of APAC. [ + ]

MCS has signed a deal with Collaboro, to store and preserve the quality of media assets for public and private sector organisations. [ + ]

Hornsby Shire Council has bucked the trend towards digital-only information services, delivering the first edition of a free print publication to residents. [ + ]

The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) says the launch of a cross-party Parliamentary Friendship Group on Tech and Innovation is a positive move. [ + ]