Industry News
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Accenture, NASCIO issue report on role of US state CIOs
Supporting innovation is seen as the most critical priority, with funding problems and workforce skill levels being the main barriers to achieving it. [ + ]
MAV sets up disaster response HR sharing database
The Municipal Association of Victoria's Human Resource Sharing Database will enable easier resource sharing during the bushfire crisis and future emergencies. [ + ]
US report outlines guidance for cyber collaboration
The report details the efforts US states are making to boost collaboration with local government counterparts in cyber resilience matters. [ + ]
ACSC outlines Office macro security measures
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has released updated information outlining steps that can be taken to protect against malicious Microsoft Office macros. [ + ]
Agencies urged to install Patch Tuesday security fixes
The ACSC has urged all users to apply Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes, while in the US agencies have been given 10 business days to comply. [ + ]
US federal agencies facing ICT skills shortages
Around 70% of US federal government agencies are facing ICT skills shortages that threaten the ability to execute on their key missions, research indicates. [ + ]
NSW introduces simplified Core& ICT contracts
The NSW Government has updated its Core& low-risk ICT contract templates to be easier to use, particularly for procuring multiple solutions. [ + ]
Queensland set to trial digital driver's licence
Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads has signed a contract with Thales to roll out the state's first digital licence smartphone app. [ + ]
