Industry News
Applications for NSW Govt CeBIT stand close soon
Companies seeking a position on the NSW Government stand at CeBIT 2018 have until 5 March to apply. [ + ]
APS Data Fellow program now open
The Digital Transformation Agency is now taking applications from APS staff for a three-month data fellowship program with the CSIRO's Data61. [ + ]
Ipswich council to take part in Myriad 2018
Representatives of Ipswich City Council and local innovation hub Fire Station 101 will participate in the Advance Queensland Myriad Festival 2018 in May. [ + ]
Digital health summit in Canberra
International participants met in Canberra this week to discuss the best use of digital technology in modern health care. [ + ]
ATO working to boost IT resilience
The ATO is this year embarking on a program to improve the resilience, performance and stability of its IT systems, with a focus on improving the client-facing user experience. [ + ]
Australian Information Commissioner retires
The Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner will soon be retiring. [ + ]
Fair Work's multilingual approach
Website translations in 40 languages make it easier for foreign workers and international students to learn their workplace rights. [ + ]
Victoria Police to trial body cameras
The Victorian Government plans to provide 11,000 body cameras to the state police by 2020, starting with trials in Epping and Ballarat this April. [ + ]
Queensland Health taps Sunquest for LIS
Sunquest will provide a state-wide pathology laboratory information system, and PowerHealth all the billing capabilities for the platform. [ + ]
WA Govt has 600-plus online services
The Western Australia Government has launched a redeveloped whole-of-government website, WA.gov.au. [ + ]
App helps task council workers
A new City of Newcastle app enables the public to report damage to public property, letting the council quickly assign officers to fix it. [ + ]
US VA wasted $2.1bn on failed EHR projects
The US Department of Veterans Affairs wasted US$1.7bn over two decades on three failed attempts to modernise its electronic health records system. [ + ]
nbn multicast and green classrooms trialled in schools
Technology in the classroom is altering the education of children all the way across Australia. [ + ]
Amazon Alexa integration provides real-time commute data
A cloud-based voice service is now available for transport customers who wish to see what their commute to work will be like each day. [ + ]
Sydneysiders willing to submit police evidence digitally
A survey shows that half of Sydneysiders think it should be easier to contact the police digitally, with 9 in 10 willing to submit evidence through these channels. [ + ]
