Closing the ICT gender gap
09 March, 2016 by David BrauePlacing a broader focus on increasing digital fluency, and not just on STEM skills, may help close ICT gender gap, experts say.
Adelaide scores $230m defence innovation centre
09 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government has allocated $230m to build the new centre for Defence Industry Capability, which will see Defence and the private sector collaborate on innovative technologies.
Defence supplier Thomas Global opens innovation hub
07 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingADF technology supplier Thomas Global Systems has opened an innovation hub to support the development of technologies for the defence and aerospace industries.
Finance receives six bids for ASIC registry overhaul
29 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has received bids from a range of domestic and international companies for a project to upgrade and operate ASIC's registry functions.
Agriculture tech experts to headline GRDC Update
29 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government's Grains Research and Development Corporation has invited agricultural technology experts to headline a grains R&D update in Merredin next week.
Airservices progresses plans for single air traffic system
29 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government's Airservices Australia has issued a fourth work order to Thales Australia under a contract to help design a world-leading, single, harmonised, civil-military air traffic management system.
VEC told to evaluate e-voting system for disabled
29 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Victorian Auditor-General has advised the state's electoral commission to carefully evaluate its approach to electronic voting for the disabled, after a state audit found very low participation for the current system.
Government sets up FinTech advisory group
26 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has set up a new expert panel that will help the government seek to futureproof Australia's financial services sector by ensuring Australia becomes the leading FinTech player in APAC.
WA Health facing corruption probe over Fujitsu contract
22 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAfter publishing a damning report, the WA Auditor General has turned over an investigation into the handling of the WA Department of Health's centralised computing contract with Fujitsu to the state's anti-corruption authority.
New supercomputer for computational physics
18 February, 2016Gravitational waves have been a hot topic in science recently, and a new supercomputer at The University of Western Australia is anticipated to help further research in the area.
Uni of Adelaide adopts Lenovo HPC platform
17 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe University of Adelaide is deploying a HPC system based on Lenovo's System x NeXtScale platform to help support its thousands of research staff and students.
4 in 5 Aussie teachers say technology aids their job
17 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe majority of Australian teachers agree that using technology to help teach saves them time and brings them closer to their students, but they are also concerned that technology in the classroom causes distractions.
Uni of Melbourne gets $9.1m govt loan for energy projects
16 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUniversity of Melbourne has secured a $9.1m loan from the government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Cabinet reshuffle unites digital agendas
16 February, 2016 by David BraueAngus Taylor's appointment to the Cities and Digital Transformation portfolio may be an opportunity to reinforce smart city agendas emerging as drivers for improvement of government services.
WA overhauling water management system
16 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe WA Department of Water is replacing its legacy IT water management system with a platform based on Microsoft software being delivered by NEC Australia.
