Industry News
UK's Digital Marketplace now lists over 3300 suppliers
The UK's Digital Marketplace, the procurement portal that forms the basis for the Australian version, is now open to over 36,000 organisations. [ + ]
CCTV Grants open for local SA councils
The South Australian Government has committed $500,000 per year for the CCTV Grants Program. [ + ]
Old-school parking meters farewelled in Canberra
Smarter, faster parking systems have now been implemented in Canberra, with the last single-space meter now removed from the city. [ + ]
Victorian trams go solar
A new solar plant will be built in regional Victoria, to be responsible for powering Melbourne's tram network. [ + ]
Security a top priority for US state CIOs in 2017
The US National Association of State CIOs has detailed its four advocacy priorities for the year ahead, revealing that cybersecurity is on the top of the agenda. [ + ]
US to enforce HTTPS for new .gov domains
The USA's General Services Administration will submit all newly created .gov domains for preloading by modern browsers to ensure that the use of HTTPS is strictly enforced for each domain. [ + ]
Sinodinos appointed innovation minister
Senator Arthur Sinodinos will take the role of Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, to fill the vacuum left by the appointment of Greg Hunt as Minister for Health. [ + ]
Victoria seeks its first chief data officer
Victoria is looking for a data expert to become the state's first CDO and director of the newly created Victorian Centre for Data Insights. [ + ]
Positioning technology program receives government funding
A program designed to test instant, accurate and reliable positioning technology will receive funding from the federal government. [ + ]
SA equipping police with tablet technology
South Australian police vehicles will be equipped with tablet technology that will allow officers to fill out and submit paperwork without having to return to the station. [ + ]
NEC, Tyler to deliver case management for NT courts
The NT Government has awarded NEC and Tyler Technologies a project to deploy a case management software system that will act as a hub for all courts in the Territory. [ + ]
US state CPOs and CIOs have a new IT plan
The US National Association of State Procurement Officials and National Association of State CIOs have developed an action plan covering collaboration to transform government ICT procurement processes. [ + ]
Digital tech funding assists Qld small businesses
The Queensland Government's Small Business Digital Grants program will enable more than 150 businesses around the state to purchase digital technology and training. [ + ]
NSW taps Metronode to expand DC capacity
The NSW Government has engaged Metronode to expand the capacity at its Silverwater and Unanderra data centres, the facilities used for the state government's GovDC data centre consolidation program. [ + ]
Statistics New Zealand transforms workplace
Statistics New Zealand, which formerly relied upon a fixed set of annual surveys, is now placing more emphasis on near real-time data from more frequent surveys with shorter lead times. [ + ]
