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ABS opens National Data Acquisition Centre
The ABS has opened a new national centre in Geelong to streamline and modernise the process of collecting data from all business and household surveys. [ + ]
3D modelling and data revitalises city
How council détente, data cleanup and 3D buildings ended Maryland's 50-year planning drought. [ + ]
Navy opens $90m simulation facility at Randwick
The Australian Navy has opened the $90m new Navy Training Systems Centre at Randwick Barracks to enhance training for marine and electronic technicians. [ + ]
US govt CIO group issues cyber attack response guide
The association representing US state CIOs has published guidelines covering state government cyber disruption response planning. [ + ]
CSIRO going green with electric cars
CSIRO will deliver 10 fully electric cars to seven of its locations nationwide — along with solar panels to make them emissions-free — as part of its ongoing sustainability drive. [ + ]
DIBP prescreening all travellers exiting Australia
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is conducting automatic advance security checks on all passengers travelling out of Australia, using a system supplied by SITA. [ + ]
Metro North taps Orion Health for referrals platform
Queensland's largest health service, Metro North, has arranged to adopt a platform from Orion Health to track and manage patient referrals between hospitals, community health centres and home care. [ + ]
Smart city stakes getting higher
Rapid global transformation and collaboration are threatening to leave Australian cities behind. [ + ]
Finance considering streamlining telecom panels
The Department of Finance has proposed to abolish two telecom procurement panels due to expire this year and replace them with a more flexible telecommunications services panel. [ + ]
Committee calls for Smart Infrastructure Task Force
A House committee has recommended the establishment of a Smart Infrastructure Task Force to ensure more coordinated adoption of smart ICT in infrastructure projects. [ + ]
Smart tech in public and national security
Whether it's physical or digital security, there's still a lot of work to be done to capitalise on the benefits smart technology and analytics can deliver to citizens on a daily basis. [ + ]
Govt consulting on National Relay Service reforms
The communications ministry has issued a consultation paper into proposed reforms to the National Relay Service, which helps the hearing or speech impaired make and receive phone calls. [ + ]
Digital currencies gaining government backing
The federal government and financial system players are pressing ahead with plans for the new world of digital currencies, with all of their good and bad aspects. [ + ]
DTO building marketplace for start-ups
The Digital Transformation Office has commenced the first stage of a project to build a digital marketplace to help start-ups and smaller businesses access government service transformation contracts. [ + ]
DTO launches gov.au prototype
The Digital Transformation Office has launched an alpha prototype of gov.au, a new domain designed to integrate multiple government websites to improve the experience for end users. [ + ]
