Technology experts have recommended that the US government require the Defense Department to comply with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). [ + ]

South Australia's Local Governments Association is encouraging the state's councils to move to LED street lighting, and to own and manage the assets themselves rather than contracting with SA Power Networks. [ + ]

NZ's Customs Service and Ministry for Primary Industries have put the finishing touches on the nation's Trade Single Window one-stop import and export management portal. [ + ]

Assistant Minister for Cities Angus Taylor has detailed the government's various smart city related initiatives, which have the common goal of fostering collaboration between all levels of government and the private sector. [ + ]

The Location Information Knowledge Platform brings together spatial data from both federal and state government agencies. [ + ]

Four start-up businesses have been selected as finalists in the AUSTRAC-ACIC Business Research and Initiative program. [ + ]

An online community portal will be launched under a partnership between Civica and the City of Rockingham in Western Australia. [ + ]

A five-year agreement has been established between Queensland Health and the CSIRO, which will extend the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC). [ + ]

Intelligent Community Forum founder John G Jung has visited the City of Prospect in Adelaide — a five times forum-accredited smart city — to share his intelligent communities vision. [ + ]

An alliance has been formed between the digital sector and the New Zealand government that will help to harness the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). [ + ]

The UK's National Audit Office has found that the Government Digital Service has had mixed success with its mission of driving digital transformation across government. [ + ]

Specialist medical appointments will be available to more regional Victorians from the comfort of their own home or local health service as the Victorian Government invests $5 million in telehealth. [ + ]

The project to replace the Department of Defence's ageing IT systems with a platform built from Oracle software has fallen over budget and behind schedule, an ANAO audit has found. [ + ]

ACT Health has established the terms of reference and the make-up of the review panel for a system-wide review of the state's health data and performance reporting processes. [ + ]

Emerging technology experts from Australia and overseas will meet in Canberra next week to discuss how new technologies and digital transformation will influence the future delivery of government services. [ + ]