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Change the regulatory environment to enable innovation
Digital innovation in government will not come about through purely technical means, but will require organisational and regulatory change. [ + ]
Embracing the 'We Economy'
Australians recognise that having access to an asset or service does not require owning it — now it's time for public service leaders to get on board. [ + ]
Victoria Police rolling out integrated intel system
SAS Institute Australia will implement a software system designed to connect Victoria Police's databases, allowing for the creation of integrated crime investigation and prevention intelligence. [ + ]
NZ govt welcomes digital graduates
New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs has welcomed the first 15 graduates in its GovTech Talent Graduate Programme, a cross-agency pilot to build a government IT talent pipeline. [ + ]
Digital Marketplace delivers in a flash for council
The City of Casey, one of the first users of the government's Digital Marketplace digital services procurement portal, was able to create a brief for a specialist developer in just 20–25 minutes. [ + ]
SCAANZ calls for smart cities incubator
Australasia's peak smart cities body has called on the federal government to set up a leadership incubator and project exchange. [ + ]
Innovative Data Cube receives global recognition
An Australian innovation is now influencing the way in which satellite data can be used. [ + ]
USA's first Federal CISO steps down suddenly
General Gregory Touhill, President Obama's appointment as the USA's first Federal CISO, has left federal service after 33 years. [ + ]
Electric cars power up with more funding
Guidance on public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV) has been released in New Zealand, as increased funding enables more of these vehicles to take to the roads. [ + ]
DTA to work more closely with UK
The UK's Digital Marketplace team, developer of the source code used by the DTA for the Australian version, has started using Australian-developed features. [ + ]
#CensusFail shows need for PS culture change
The Census failure goes beyond technology and policy, and has reduced the public's confidence in a once-trusted fundamental government service. [ + ]
Vic trials street lamps for air quality monitoring
The EPA and CitiPower are jointly conducting tests of new air quality monitoring sensors installed on street lamps on a busy bridge. [ + ]
Govt to open Cyber Security Growth Centre
The government has earmarked $31.9m to establish the new Australian Cyber Security Growth Centre and appointed Atlassian director of security Craig Davies to lead it. [ + ]
SA opens Manufacturing Technologies Centre
The state-funded new Manufacturing Technologies Centre in Adelaide will seek to help manufacturing companies collaborate with researchers and financial institutions to adopt transformational new technologies. [ + ]
Outages remind of the need for better IT resilience
Recent SA Health, Census and ASX failures are timely reminders that in-built resilience needs to be a key part of every IT strategy. [ + ]
