Smart Cities Week moved online amid COVID-19 crisis
17 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSCCANZ will reorganise Smart Cities Week Australia 2020 into a series of online activities to be held throughout the year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Services Australia gets its first permanent CEO
16 March, 2020The recently established new government super-department, Services Australia, has a new head, with Rebecca Skinner taking on the role of CEO on 16 March.
SA aims to sell or offload AddInsight software
12 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe South Australian Government is calling for expressions of interest aimed at the potential offloading of the AddInsight road traffic monitoring software.
AI project aims to deliver archive reform
11 March, 2020 by Jonathan NallyGetting machines to understand the context of government records will be key to automating the archiving of petabytes of data.
DTA opens 2021 Digital Graduate Program applications
05 March, 2020Australia's Digital Transformation Agency has opened applications for its Digital Graduate Program to help ICT graduates kickstart their career in government tech.
Defence enlists Sliced Tech for student management system
05 March, 2020Australia's Department of Defence has contracted Sliced Tech to implement a new enterprise student management system across 115 Defence Learning Centres.
PM&C lists Digital Experts Advisory Committee
04 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has announced the composition of the expert advisory committee that will inform the Digital Technology Taskforce.
NSW introduces standard framework for ICT consulting
26 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NSW Department of Customer Service will introduce a new standard commercial framework for consulting contracts from 15 March.
What government CIOs should know about digital IDs
26 February, 2020 by Sarah Hippold, Gartner | Supplied by: Gartner Australasia Pty LtdGovernment CIOs must find a way to create digital IDs for citizens that are secure yet convenient.
Penrith transforming CRM to support rapid growth
26 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPenrith City Council is adopting Microsoft's Dynamics 365 CRM platform in a staged deployment aimed at coping with the area's projected strong population growth.
Australian agencies lagging in UX maturity
20 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian Government agencies are still being outdone by the private sector in terms of the maturity of their user experience design processes, a report shows.
Connected Community app to streamline town communications
19 February, 2020Australia's "first" 'Connected Community' app has gone live, streamlining communications between Gawler Council, residents and local businesses.
SCCANZ slams smart city report
19 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Smart Cities Council ANZSmart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has called out a QUT smart city report supported by the federal government for using a "questionable" methodology.
Government CIOs facing disruption pressures
12 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment IT leaders worldwide are more likely than their private sector counterparts to report that their organisation faces disruption and funding shortfalls.
Adelaide, Sunshine Coast named in top 7 intelligent communities
12 February, 2020Adelaide and the Sunshine Coast are in the running for 'Intelligent Community of the Year' after being named in the ICF's Top 7.
