ACCC Chairman Rod Sims has welcomed the introduction of new competition into the fixed and mobile sectors, stating that the developments can only benefit consumers. [ + ]

Lake Macquarie City Council (LMCC) and Civica have partnered up to streamline business processes and improve customer experience. [ + ]

South Australia will invest $2m to develop a detailed digital 3D model of Adelaide's key business areas to help improve its city planning and citizen engagement capabilities. [ + ]

Fax machines are on their way out, under a to-be-developed nationwide system for healthcare providers to securely communicate with each other electronically. [ + ]

The Department of Human Services is on the hunt for five national managers to join its CIO Group. [ + ]

The Department of Defence will invest $3.26m in Canberra-based quantum technology company QuintessenceLabs to support the development of a sovereign Australian quantum key distribution solution. [ + ]

The ATO says it is working to improve its IT systems to reduce incidents of online systems outages, but says further brief disruptions could result from those works. [ + ]

The first Defence Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has been launched by the federal government. [ + ]

Deakin University and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have signed a memorandum of understanding designed to improve data collection processes. [ + ]

The Department of Defence will hold a briefing later this month to introduce a planned major tender covering a bundle of ICT support services contracts. [ + ]

Transport for NSW has implemented Pegasystems' Pega Platform to automate processes for its School Student Transportation Scheme and is now extending the platform to other schemes. [ + ]

Western Australia has launched a new whole-of-government digital security policy following eight years of audits uncovering insufficient security governance at many agencies. [ + ]

NSW alone among state and territory governments as well as the federal government can be considered digital government ready, research firm Intermedium said in a new report. [ + ]

An audit of the performance of the myGov digital services portal has found that take-up of the portal has nearly doubled expectations, and the number of services accessible has also exceeded forecasts. [ + ]

InterSystems and partner Dialog Information Technology will deliver a core clinical system for all health centres across NT, implementing a single health record for residents. [ + ]