NSW Electoral Commission CIO Ian Brightwell believes postal votes are no longer working, and the iVote electronic voting system could be the ideal replacement.

An industry roundtable, chaired by Christian Porter, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, today discussed potential strategies to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity landscape. [ + ]

Adoption of the federal government's Digital Service Standard amounts to a major transformation that agencies should plan for in a strategic and coordinated way, not 'rush through' simply to meet a deadline, said Protiviti's Mark Harrison. [ + ]

Government-sponsored research into online piracy calls into question the effectiveness of the proposed government-supported education notice scheme, CHOICE and Comms Alliance have noted. [ + ]

New Zealand's Datacom has taken responsibility for all ICT infrastructure and support services for the Australian Department of Health as part of its $242 million managed services contract. [ + ]

Publisher of Technology Decisions, Westwick-Farrow Media, has announced the launch of a new quarterly magazine — Government Technology Review — available to subscribers from October 2015. You can check out the lastest news for the magazine on the website now. [ + ]

iiNet has won a contract to provide internet services to nearly all Tasmanian government departments, multiple local councils and other public sector customers. [ + ]

The Department of Finance now has over 100 suppliers listed on its Cloud Services Panel, making it the largest whole-of-government ICT panel that the department has ever established. [ + ]

With the mobile revolution fully underway, mobile apps are now coming into their own as major drivers for change. Mobility has become transformative.

Process improvement tool uses applied analytics to help NSW councils improve their service and business process reviews

New cloud capabilities from Telstra and Dimension Data will support government agencies' 'cloud first' policy for adopting cloud services.

Big data projects in government agencies are helping analytics professionals learn the best way to turn big data analytics into operational improvements.

Government organisations are getting smarter about the way they use their information as big data strategies continue to gain traction.

A smartphone app now in use within the City of Gold Coast is helping residents clean up the streets by reporting everything from graffiti to lost trolleys.

Newly revised procurement guidelines require government agencies to prioritise the use of cloud services when updating existing or procuring new ICT systems