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The changing face of enterprise storage in government
A new breed of enterprise-class, cloud-based storage platforms is offering new hope for storage-weary administrators. [ + ]
Sunshine airport undergoing tech upgrade
The government has announced a $1m project to upgrade the technology at Sunshine Coast Airport to better accommodate international flights. [ + ]
NSW Dept of Industry fends off cyberattack
The NSW Department of Industry detected and warded against a cyberattack targeting mining and other sensitive data in December. [ + ]
Aussie farmers to get world-leading seasonal forecasts
Australian farmers will have access to more frequent and accurate seasonal forecasts by 2018–19 under a $3m Bureau of Meteorology upgrade project. [ + ]
NSW Data Analytics Centre's plan of action
As the NSW Government's Data Analytics Centre begins its work, we spoke with its head, Dr Ian Oppermann, to find out what's in store for 2016. [ + ]
Sydney Water names new CIO
Sydney Water has appointed George Hunt as its CIO, while a departure has left Victoria's emergency services telecom authority conducting its second search for a new CIO in less than a year. [ + ]
Implications from the safe harbour demise
Local cloud-security investments could pay off as the Atlantic safe harbour breakdown pushes governments to look inward. [ + ]
DTO poaches PM&C's CIO Radi Kovacevic
The DTO has hired former PM&C CIO Radi Kovacevic, while the Department of Human Services has appointed a former NAB exec to oversee a welfare payment system refresh. [ + ]
The evolution of government analytics
The ready availability of both data and analytics is key to the digital transformation culture that is sweeping the Australian public service. [ + ]
Governments pushed to share public infrastructure
Government agencies are ditching bespoke systems in favour of commercial offerings as commodity cloud and other infrastructure offerings become more trusted. [ + ]
Govt to allow Gold Coast Airport to deploy ILS
Gold Coast Airport has secured government approval to deploy an instrument landing system, which will allow more flights to land during poor weather days without needing to be diverted. [ + ]
ATO extends voice authentication to its mobile app
Following the successful implementation of voice authentication for callers to the ATO's contact centre last year, the biometric capability has now been expanded to the ATO's mobile app. [ + ]
Security to be top reason govt agencies move to cloud
Gartner expects that by 2018, security considerations will outweigh cost savings and agility as the primary factor motivating government agencies to adopt the public cloud. [ + ]
EFA calls on AG to call off his "war" with the OAIC
Electronic Frontiers Australia has called on Attorney-General George Brandis to call off his "absurd war of attrition" with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and properly resource the agency. [ + ]
ANSTO using big data to help keep Aussie soldiers safe
A member of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is working with the ADF to help develop more effective and resistant armour for land vehicles. [ + ]
