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Emergency services communications in focus
Ensuring first responders have the best communications technologies will be the focus of Australia's leading mission-critical communications conference next week. [ + ]
DTA consulting on Digital Identity legislation
The DTA is consulting on proposed legislation covering enhanced privacy and consumer safeguards for the Trusted Digital Identity Framework. [ + ]
Trump fires official for defending security of election
US President Donald Trump has fired the director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for defending the integrity of the 2020 election. [ + ]
Strong growth in WA data science workforce expected
A new report from WA's new Data Science Innovation Hub projects that close to 3000 new data science jobs will be created across the state in the next 10 years. [ + ]
CSIRO signs agreement to provide tech to UK's NHS
The CSIRO has entered into an agreement to work with DXC in the UK to provide its innovative Ontoserver technology to the National Health System. [ + ]
Singapore introduces SingPass digital signatures
The Singapore government will augment the SingPass national digital identity system with the ability to digitally sign government and other documents. [ + ]
National Archives digitising WWII service records
The National Archives handed Fuji Xerox BusinessForce and W&F Pascoe the bulk of the outsourcing work for the $10m project to digitise most WWII service records. [ + ]
Tasmania to transition seven agencies to the cloud
The Tasmanian Government has contracted TechnologyOne to move seven agencies, including the Premier's Department, to its IRAP-certified cloud platform. [ + ]
ATO awards IBM a $107m SBR platform contract
The ATO has contracted IBM to provide ongoing support and further development of the Standard Business Reporting platform built by the company for the agency. [ + ]
Global citizen data systems at pivotal point
Geopolitical and economic pull factors could shape the future of global citizen data systems in wildly divergent ways by 2030, a new report predicts. [ + ]
Privacy impact assessments: when do agencies need to do one?
A privacy impact assessment demonstrates a commitment to accountable and transparent privacy practices and builds public trust and confidence. [ + ]
UK govt urged to further embrace digital
A new report urges the UK government to ramp up its digital transformation efforts and take steps to more formally involve the public in policymaking. [ + ]
Govt appoints advisory panel for Cyber Security Strategy
Telstra CEO Andy Penn will chair an industry advisory panel tasked with helping guide the implementation of the government's Cyber Security Strategy 2020. [ + ]
Communications cybersecurity to be top of agenda at CCV
Leading experts from the NSW Government, NIST and the private sector will spearhead the cybersecurity discussion at the Comms Connect Virtual Conference Series. [ + ]
Govt announces new tech procurement approach
The federal government has announced a new approach to technology procurement that will prioritise re-usable capabilities. [ + ]
