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UK councils ignore EV funding
Only five UK councils have taken up an offer of funding for electric vehicle charging stations, more than a year after the launch of the scheme. [ + ]
Launceston to be transformed into smart city
A $3.5m collaboration will seek to transform Launceston into one of Australia's leading smart cities. [ + ]
ASCA calls for national smart city initiative
The Australian Smart Communities Association has urged all levels of Australian government to collaborate on developing a national smart city roadmap. [ + ]
1 in 10 Aussies' health records exposed
De-identified Medicare Benefits Scheme and PBS datasets released by the Department of Health can be re-identified by matching the data against known patient information, research shows. [ + ]
Qld councils making strides towards digitisation
Queensland local councils are utilising big data and emerging digital technologies to improve productivity, but are still facing hurdles in the shift towards the digital economy. [ + ]
How to market IT to a sceptical audience
Driving change in IT requires taking people along on the journey… but that's often easier said than done, argues Ovum's Kevin Noonan. [ + ]
Service NSW bolsters digital capabilities
Shared government portal now provides access to 1000+ transactions from 40 agencies, with more than half of all transactions now conducted digitally. [ + ]
Our interconnected, spatial future
Public and private sectors must capitalise on spatial technologies to forge a future of inclusiveness for individuals and societies. [ + ]
Australia's smart communities future
Australian communities will become better and smarter by harnessing people and technology, says ASCA's Laurie Patton. [ + ]
Keeping government alive during data disasters
Just as households and businesses prepare for bushfires every summer, so too should governments make provision for data disaster recovery. [ + ]
Budgets hindering digitisation for local govts
New research from the UTS and Civica found that a lack of budget is the top factor inhibiting digital transformation for local government departments. [ + ]
Govt seeking views on digital identity framework
The federal government has released a 14-document draft Trusted Digital Identity Framework for public consultation. [ + ]
Govt's first smart city grants announced
The government has awarded $28.5m in grants to 52 cities across Australia under the first round of the Smart Cities and Suburbs program. [ + ]
56% of Aussies dissatisfied with govt digital services
Despite significant investment in digital transformation, many Australians remain unhappy with the public sector's digital service offerings. [ + ]
ACT taps Acer for student Chromebook project
Acer will provide the first batch of 15,000 Chromebooks for the ACT Government initiative to provide free Chromebooks for all high school and college students by 2019. [ + ]
