The New Zealand Government's latest Better Public Services Result Action Plan targets 80% of the top 20 most common public service transactions being conducted digitally by 2021. [ + ]

This year's NSW Local Government Procurement Annual Conference will be held at the end of November at the Sydney Masonic Centre in Sydney. [ + ]

The Victorian government has commenced the first phase of a project to deploy virtual conferencing systems in schools across the state. [ + ]

Dunedin has extended its free gig-enabled Wi-Fi network across the city. [ + ]

A Smart Cities Awards Program has been announced by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ). [ + ]

Microsoft has teamed up with Canberra Data Centres to launch two new hyperscale cloud regions in the city for use by the government. [ + ]

A survey into use of the Geocoded National Address File dataset has found that making the data publicly available has improved adoption, and that users of the data are satisfied. [ + ]

The Northern Territory requires better telecommunications and tourism infrastructure, according to the government. [ + ]

The Department of Communications is examining telecommunications services in new real estate developments, in response to complaints from members of the public. [ + ]

The partnership between ASIC and Nuix has been extended. [ + ]

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service responded well in the aftermath of last year's privacy breach exposing the personal records of over 550,000 donors, information commissioner Timothy Pilgrim said. [ + ]

The federal government's Smart Cities and Suburbs Program has already received more than 170 applications. [ + ]

If you would like to know more about workplace health and safety, you should attend the SAFETYconnect event at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney this month. [ + ]

New Zealand's electronic health records system has been expanded, enabling most South Island patient records to be accessed on the same system. [ + ]

The Digital Transformation Agency will place 250 entry-level digital staff in government agencies as part of its 2018 ICT Entry-Level apprenticeship and cadetship programs. [ + ]