Industry News
ACT Govt invests $100K in public safety CCTV cameras
The ACT Government has installed four new CCTV cameras at Henry Rolland Park in a $100,000 bid to improve community safety and asset protection. [ + ]
City of Darwin delivers free Wi-Fi to CBD
The City of Darwin is delivering on its smart city strategy with the rollout of free Wi-Fi across the CBD. [ + ]
DST data fusion expert awarded Public Service Medal
Dr Dale Lambert has been recognised for his work in the use of AI in surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control, intelligence and autonomous platforms. [ + ]
E-health leaders and decision makers to gather at HIC 2020
HIC will showcase the "latest digital health research, case studies, trends and technology advances" while providing ample networking opportunities. [ + ]
Applications open for Smart Cities Readiness Challenge
Cities worldwide are gearing up to compete and collaborate in this year's Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. [ + ]
US NASCIO calls for harmonised security regulations
Cybersecurity features heavily in the the US National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) list of its top advocacy priorities for 2020. [ + ]
Pacific region in need of cybersecurity standards: report
Pacific countries need to develop and adopt internationally aligned cybersecurity standards if they're going to grow and protect their digital economies. [ + ]
Entries open for MAV Technology Awards for Excellence
The 2020 MAV Technology Awards for Excellence will recognise councils that use innovative solutions to support council goals and improve community services. [ + ]
Secure health messaging standard to be mandated
The state, territory and federal governments have jointly agreed to develop a mandatory national standard for secure messaging between healthcare providers. [ + ]
Emergency Declaration provides special privacy powers
A federal Emergency Declaration is giving agencies and private organisations emergency privacy powers to help those affected by the bushfires. [ + ]
10,000 NSW data sets publicly available
Ten years since it was launched, the NSW Open Data Portal has reached a major milestone, with 10,000 government data sets now available to the public. [ + ]
GPA issues call for Reference Panel members
The Global Privacy Assembly — formerly the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners — is calling for members for a panel of experts. [ + ]
Nominations open for Asia–Pacific smart city awards
Nominations are now open for the 2020 IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards, which recognise leading initiatives from public agencies and private organisations. [ + ]
ASD launches 2019–20 diversity and inclusion strategy
The Australian Signals Directorate needs "people looking at the same problem from different perspectives" in order to accomplish its mission. [ + ]
Jobs NSW awards $100K to expand speech pathology services
A $100,000 grant from Jobs NSW is set to help CSIRO Data 61 start-up and telehealth platform Coviu boost Australians' access to speech pathology services. [ + ]
