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ANSTO to take ownership of Australian Synchrotron
The federal government has selected the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation to manage the Australian Synchrotron due to its experience managing large-scale research infrastructure. [ + ]
Queensland Rail to use Quintiq software to manage fleet
Queensland Rail will use software from Quintiq to help manage its train fleet, including its 75 new NGR trains, as part of the largest single investment in trains in the state's history. [ + ]
Adelaide scores $230m defence innovation centre
The federal government has allocated $230m to build the new centre for Defence Industry Capability, which will see Defence and the private sector collaborate on innovative technologies. [ + ]
Closing the ICT gender gap
Placing a broader focus on increasing digital fluency, and not just on STEM skills, may help close ICT gender gap, experts say. [ + ]
Defence supplier Thomas Global opens innovation hub
ADF technology supplier Thomas Global Systems has opened an innovation hub to support the development of technologies for the defence and aerospace industries. [ + ]
Rethinking data protection during the ideas boom
As we move into the public-data-by-default age, implementing a single, secure, data protection platform can alleviate the headaches of government CIOs and IT administrators. [ + ]
Military cyber strategy too vague on skills gap
The 2016 Defence White Paper is too defensive when it comes to cybersecurity and too vague on the looming skills gap, experts say. [ + ]
National Blood Authority looks to cloud to stem blood wastage
Australia's statutory agency for ensuring safe and secure blood donations has adopted an enterprise cloud platform from Nutanix to help stem $10 million worth of blood wastage per year. [ + ]
Finance receives six bids for ASIC registry overhaul
The government has received bids from a range of domestic and international companies for a project to upgrade and operate ASIC's registry functions. [ + ]
Airservices progresses plans for single air traffic system
The government's Airservices Australia has issued a fourth work order to Thales Australia under a contract to help design a world-leading, single, harmonised, civil-military air traffic management system. [ + ]
VEC told to evaluate e-voting system for disabled
The Victorian Auditor-General has advised the state's electoral commission to carefully evaluate its approach to electronic voting for the disabled, after a state audit found very low participation for the current system. [ + ]
Agriculture tech experts to headline GRDC Update
The government's Grains Research and Development Corporation has invited agricultural technology experts to headline a grains R&D update in Merredin next week. [ + ]
Govt picks Shanghai for second start-up landing pad
The government has selected Shanghai as the site of one of five international landing pads to help connect Australian entrepreneurs with international growth opportunities. [ + ]
Government sets up FinTech advisory group
The government has set up a new expert panel that will help the government seek to futureproof Australia's financial services sector by ensuring Australia becomes the leading FinTech player in APAC. [ + ]
Short-term delivery to effect long-term transformation
Australia's approach to government digital transformation is winning praise, but there are ways in which it can be improved, say experts. [ + ]
