86% of Australia's top organisations experienced at least one attempted cyber attack last financial year, according to the ACSC's latest security survey. [ + ]

Three-quarters of all Australian government agencies now manage their records digitally, according to a National Archives report on the Digital Continuity 2020 Policy. [ + ]

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has published a report critical of the Department of Human Services' implementation of the controversial Centrelink automated debt collection system. [ + ]

While governments share many of the same sort of data centre concerns with the private sector, there are some public sector challenges that need addressing, said Zerto's Matthew Kates. [ + ]

The merger of several Sydney councils is seen as a golden opportunity to reboot and rationalise the new municipality's entire software suite. [ + ]

Projects such as Western Australia's GovNext provide a formidable challenge due to agency-centric silos and many other factors. [ + ]

Our perception of the SysAdmin role needs to change, to enable us to truly leverage their skills for the improvement of our organisations. [ + ]

The Australian public sector can tackle the talent 'brain drain' and other personnel challenges with workforce planning tools. [ + ]

As we start the new year, it's clear that 2016 was a watershed in highlighting the importance of availability around the globe, but it is only gaining momentum as customers and partners demand availability. [ + ]

Australia Post will next week launch a trial involving using new three-wheel electric vehicles to deliver mail and small parcels to five Hobart suburbs. [ + ]

Just one week since the Digital Transformation Agency launched the expanded version of the Digital Marketplace digital services procurement portal, 350 new sellers have already applied to join. [ + ]

Aerial imagery has an important role to play in helping government agencies to shape the future of urban development. [ + ]

Australia's health sector is sitting on a data goldmine, the full exploitation of which could lead to better health outcomes and reduced costs. [ + ]

The demise of the 2G phone networks provides an opportunity for local governments to bring parking into the 21st century. [ + ]

With consumer trust shaken by recent data breaches, Australia's convalescing healthcare IT ecosystem needs a shot in the arm. [ + ]