Industry News
WA health service paving the way for digital health care
The Wirraka Maya Health Service in WA has been recognised for its innovative and extensive use of My Health Record, to provide better care for local patients. [ + ]
SA explores feasibility of exporting hydrogen to Europe
The South Australian Government will explore the feasibility of exporting locally produced green hydrogen to the Port of Rotterdam. [ + ]
Qld community infrastructure gets $100m funding boost
Three regional councils in Queensland will receive a share of $100 million for community infrastructure projects, in an initiative that could create 2500 jobs. [ + ]
DTA signs permanent MoU with AIIA
The Digital Transformation Agency has signed a permanent extension to its collaboration MoU with the Australian Information Industry Association. [ + ]
Esri joins Digital Twin Consortium
GIS software developer Esri has joined the Digital Twin Consortium as part of plans to introduce a degree of consistency in digital twin deployments. [ + ]
AVEVA acquires OSIsoft to boost industrial enterprise digitalisation
AVEVA has acquired OSIsoft to enhance its ability to accelerate the digital transformation of the industrial world. [ + ]
Check In Qld seeing rapid uptake
COVID-19 contact tracing app Check In Qld has already been used to record more than 1m visits to hospitality venues since its launch less than a month ago. [ + ]
Gender equality target to boost diversity in local government
Local Government Professionals Australia aims to achieve a gender balance of 40% women, 40% men and 20% any gender in local government leadership roles by 2025. [ + ]
US govt employees using outdated mobile OS
Over 99% of US government employees using an Android phone and 32.2% using iOS phones are still using outdated versions of the operating systems, research shows. [ + ]
Fujitsu to provide end-user computing and support for Defence
Fujitsu has signed a three-year contract with the Department of Defence, to provide end-user computing and support for the agency's ICT environment. [ + ]
Dept of Agriculture selects TechnologyOne for SaaS solution
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment will use TechnologyOne's software-as-a-service platform to store its finance system. [ + ]
Upcoming Keysight Conference to display measurement solutions
The Keysight Multi-Industry Virtual Live Conference will showcase test and measurement solutions that accelerate innovation for a range of industries. [ + ]
CompTIA welcomes US govt's IT spending plans
CompTIA has welcomed the new US government's decision to invest nearly US$2bn in strengthening agencies' IT and security capabilities. [ + ]
DTA releases Hosting Certification Framework
The Digital Transformation Agency has released the Hosting Certification Framework to help agencies source appropriate hosting and related services. [ + ]
Services Australia has most readable govt website
Services Australia has the government website with the highest overall readability score, according to Ethos CRS research. [ + ]
