Industry News
Virtual mapping helps city improve road asset management
Mapillary is giving Logan City Council more up-to-date images of its road assets, enabling it to better track any issues and allocate resources. [ + ]
SCCANZ issues 5G city plan guidance
The Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has published a paper outlining nine principles for cities to take during 5G deployment planning. [ + ]
DTA announces Australian Government Digital Award winners
ACT Health Acting Chief Information Officer Sandra Cook has been named 'Digital Champion' at the Australian Government Digital Awards 2019. [ + ]
NZ Commerce Commission discloses data leak
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has warned that documents potentially containing confidential business information have been exposed following a burglary. [ + ]
Forum to shine spotlight on collaboration and data sharing
The Public Sector Data Governance and Management Forum will explore how collaboration and data sharing can improve government services and boost public engagement. [ + ]
UK parliament plans to lift cyber capability
The UK's parliament is seeking a consultant to help shape a two-year program aimed at improving its cybersecurity capability. [ + ]
Government information access an 'important right'
Australians consider the ability to access government information an important right, according to a new study. [ + ]
Government to access security operations centre as-a-service
A new security operations centre as-a-service (SOCaaS) launched today to help improve Australian Government agencies' cybersecurity capabilities. [ + ]
Governments adopting AI surveillance faster than expected
Governments are adopting AI surveillance technologies faster and more widely than experts anticipated, according to a new report. [ + ]
Cenitex deploys Zscaler cloud security platform
Victoria's ICT shared service provider Cenitex has deployed Zscaler to support its Program Fortify networking and infrastructure transformation project. [ + ]
NSW Procurement launches beta policy library
NSW Procurement and Digital.NSW have taken the first steps towards developing a new guided buying experience for the state's government agencies. [ + ]
DTA announces Australian Government Digital Awards finalists
The Australian Digital Transformation Agency's awards, formerly known as the ICT Awards, will be handed out at a gala dinner following the Digital Summit 2019. [ + ]
ACT Health Directorate overhauling inventory management
The ACT Health Directorate has contracted TechnologyOne to replace its on-premise inventory management system with an SaaS-based integrated platform. [ + ]
DTA consulting on fourth TDIF iteration
The Digital Transformation Agency has commenced nationwide consultations on the design of the fourth release of the Trusted Digital Identity Framework. [ + ]
DTA provides update on BRII challenge
The DTA has provided a two-month update into its participation in the Department of Industry's Business Research and Innovation Initiative. [ + ]