At the same time as the airwaves are become increasingly crowded, so too is the emergency services' growing need for mobile data becoming acute. [ + ]

Capgemini has completed an implementation of Guidewire InsuranceSuite over Amazon Web Services for NSW Government agency SICorp, the state's home warranty protection provider. [ + ]

The federal government has committed $490,000 towards an R&D project to apply cloud and big data technologies to sheep data management systems. [ + ]

Just 27% of Australian public sector respondents to a Deloitte survey are confident in their readiness to respond to digital trends. [ + ]

SAP has teamed up with five foundation partners including the NDIA to establish an institute focused on researching ways to transform the business of government through digital technologies. [ + ]

In Canada's British Columbia, ministers and political staff have been told not to delete emails in response to a report highly critical of a lack of transparency in government communications. [ + ]

A lack of government investment in data consolidation, analytics and public safety radio spectrum is hindering the modernisation of policing in Australia, says the Police Federation. [ + ]

Western Australia Public Trustee has announced a one-year extension to a contract with Unisys covering support and maintenance services for its core MATE application. [ + ]

As the federal government's digital transformation effort builds steam, we sought the insights of IT industry experts to see what the public sector can learn from similar projects in the private sector. [ + ]

The ABS has announced that it expects around 65% of Australian households to complete the 2016 census online. [ + ]

The NSW government has entered a major deal to allow all departments to access Microsoft cloud services including Office 365 and Skype. [ + ]

The US Office of Management and Budget is calling for consultation on the first proposed changes to federal information management policy in 15 years, to reflect new technologies and threats. [ + ]

IT infrastructure is not usually the limiting factor in digital government transformation — it is the governance models and the leadership that must enable it. [ + ]

Experimental designs, best-practice models and looming as-a-service tools are emerging on the landscape as the Digital Transformation Office advances efforts to digitise government bodies. [ + ]

The 1980s movie Back to the Future got some predictions for 2015 right, but others were way off. Where are all the flying cars? And don't even mention hoverboards. [ + ]