Industry News
OAIC helps drive international privacy collaboration
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner sponsored two resolutions at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. [ + ]
New system to make offender information more accessible
Collection, sharing and storage of offenders' details will become far easier for law enforcement thanks to a new IT system to be commissioned by the SA Government. [ + ]
RAAF to train new cyber warfare workforce
The first successful candidates for the RAAF's new Cyber Warfare Officer and Cyber Warfare Analyst job titles will commence training in February. [ + ]
DTA celebrates Digital Earth Australia's win at 2019 awards
At the Australian Government Digital Awards, Geoscience Australia received the 'Outstanding government platform award' for its 'Digital Earth Australia' platform. [ + ]
DTA launches gov.au Observatory
The Digital Transformation Agency is using advanced analytics techniques to seek to better align the way government services are designed with how they are used. [ + ]
buy.nsw launches beta guided buying experience
Digital NSW and NSW Procurement have launched components of the buy.nsw guided buying experience into beta. [ + ]
Adelaide wins spot in world's top 21 smart cities
Adelaide has again been named one of the world's top smart cities, winning a spot in the Intelligent Community Forum's 'Smart21'. [ + ]
Meeting to explore smart city standardisation
Governments, industry and policy- and standards-makers will gather to discuss how smart city standards can help them best meet citizen and consumer needs. [ + ]
Digital health leaders meet for fifth GDHP summit
Digital health leaders from around the world have met in Hong Kong to discuss how they can improve their services. [ + ]
Court orders issued for stolen NZ Commerce Commission data
New Zealand's High Court has issued orders prohibiting anyone coming into possession of Commerce Commission data stolen in a burglary from publishing it. [ + ]
NZ proposes charter for ethical algorithm use
New Zealand government agencies could soon be subject to a charter designed to improve transparency and accountability in data and algorithm use. [ + ]
DTA consulting on Cloud Marketplace
The DTA is seeking feedback from buyers and sellers of government cloud services on the design of the proposed Cloud Marketplace procurement panel. [ + ]
Newcastle launches 'Envirosensing' network
The City of Newcastle's new 'Envirosensing' sensor and IoT network will be used to address a range of local environmental issues such as 'urban heat islands'. [ + ]
Nearly all US state governments implementing AI
Just 1% of respondents to a survey of government IT leaders from 45 US states indicated that their state has no current plans to implement AI. [ + ]
No data stolen in Victoria hospital attack
A forensic investigation on the attack of hospitals in the Gippsland and Southwest Victoria regions has found no evidence any patient data was compromised. [ + ]
