More than four million Australians with a disability will receive improved accessibility to ICT procurement, with the adoption of an internationally recognised minimum standard. [ + ]

Adelaide City Council is using Microsoft's Skype Meeting Broadcast to live stream its committee meetings, as part of efforts to improve citizen engagement with local government. [ + ]

Over 10 million Australians have now registered with myGov, making it one of the biggest digital services in Australia. [ + ]

Telestar has been contracted to provide its Bluewater end-to-end managed mobility platform for the NSW Department of Justice. [ + ]

US-based collab9 has become the first UCaaS provider to secure FedRAMP authorisation from the US federal government for its portfolio of services. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

IP Australia's AI-powered virtual assistant 'Alex' resolves 80% of web queries, simplifying interactions and improving customer service through the agency's website. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Advance Queensland will select up to three companies for a program aimed at helping local SMEs secure government and large enterprise contract work. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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 has selected a customer-centric planning solution from Quintiq to implement a dynamic timetabling system in its new Rail Operations Centre (ROC). [ + ]