Western Australia's new 'whole-of-government' digital strategy aims to improve service delivery and reduce regulatory burden for people and businesses. [ + ]

A leading New Zealand government department has enlisted Whispir to optimise its emergency response communications for its employees in NZ and offshore. [ + ]

The OAIC received 14 enquiries — but no complaints — related to the COVIDSafe system during its second six months of monitoring the contact tracing system. [ + ]

The NSW Government has allocated a further $500m to the Digital Restart Fund. [ + ]

Oracle and the UK Government have renewed a memorandum of understanding for the continued use of Oracle's cloud infrastructure and applications. [ + ]

TransGrid and Endeavour Energy have partnered with nine late-stage energy startups in EnergyLab's new Scaleup Program cohort, to drive energy sector innovation. [ + ]

The Hills Shire Council has implemented an integrated parking compliance technology solution, vCompliance, to streamline parking fine collection management. [ + ]

IBM has expanded its agreement with the NSW Government to enable access to advanced technologies and services, and drive transformation in health care and education. [ + ]

The UK National Health Service will soon unveil a new data strategy based on experiences with the rapid sharing and use of health data during COVID-19. [ + ]

Granicus has acquired OpenCities and Bang the Table, to extend its reach in Australia and New Zealand and improve its technology for the wider puclic sector. [ + ]

The Australian Genome Research Facility has selected Cloudian's HyperStore as the replacement for its ageing tape backup solution. [ + ]

The Western Australian Government has tapped Data#3 to support Project Fortify, an initiative to improve cybersecurity across the state's public sector. [ + ]

The NSW Government has introduced a suite of reforms, welcomed by AGL Australia, to facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles across the state. [ + ]

The plan sets out four key focus areas that will help position Australia as a global leader in AI. [ + ]

Astrophysicist Dr Sascha Schediwy has received the overall Excellence award and been named Academic of the Year at the 2021 Australian Space Awards. [ + ]