Industry News
US states paying more attention to security
US state CIOs and CISOs are making progress educating officials about cybersecurity risks and practices, but are struggling with miniscule security budgets, a new report finds. [ + ]
APS to adopt ICT accessibility standard
The Australian Public Service plans to directly adopt the European standard on accessibility of sourced ICT products and services for employees with disabilities. [ + ]
GovDC architect leaving NSW Government
The leader of the GovDC project to consolidate the NSW Government's data centres into two central facilities, Pedro Harris, will resign from his role at the end of next month. [ + ]
Data61 data fellowships available
Australian Public Service data specialists are being encouraged to apply for Data Fellowships with CSIRO's Data61. [ + ]
US appoints first federal CISO
The Obama Administration has appointed the White House's first federal CISO, charged with shaping cybersecurity policies and practices across government. [ + ]
TechnologyOne increases federal government footprint
TechnologyOne has signed a $6.2 million deal with the federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR). [ + ]
Global policymakers sign ITU smart city declaration
The ITU's Montevideo declaration aims to address the sustainability challenges associated with an increasingly urbanised global population. [ + ]
US OPM breach was preventable
The US House Oversight committee has found that the Office of Personnel Management could have potentially prevented last year's major data leak of government employee information with even basic security controls. [ + ]
Data.gov.au getting major overhaul
The CSIRO's Data61 and a group from the department of PM&C's Public Data Branch is working on the next generation of the government's data.gov.au open data portal. [ + ]
New grants management system for DIIS
Fujitsu Australia has been engaged by the federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to implement an end-to-end grants management system based on the company's Grants Management solution. [ + ]
NDIS project under-resourced, underprepared
PwC has completed its report into the payment delays associated with the botched implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme's MyPlace payment portal. [ + ]
Frankston City Council taps Promapp for BPM
Frankston City Council aims to standardise and improve its business process management capabilities by adopting a cloud-based suite from Promapp. [ + ]
WA launches interactive spatial planning map
The Western Australian Government's new PlanWA interactive map allows anyone to access zoning and other planning data for any package of land in the state. [ + ]
NT Police wins iAward for face recognition project
Watch House, a system developed by NT Police and NEC to help rapidly identify suspects brought into custody using facial recognition, has won a 2016 iAward from the AIIA. [ + ]
DTO launches Digital Marketplace beta
The Digital Transformation Office has completed a beta version of the Digital Marketplace, a platform designed to simplify government procurement of digital and technology services. [ + ]
