Intelligent Community Forum founder John G Jung has visited the City of Prospect in Adelaide — a five times forum-accredited smart city — to share his intelligent communities vision. [ + ]

A five-year agreement has been established between Queensland Health and the CSIRO, which will extend the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC). [ + ]

An alliance has been formed between the digital sector and the New Zealand government that will help to harness the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). [ + ]

The UK's National Audit Office has found that the Government Digital Service has had mixed success with its mission of driving digital transformation across government. [ + ]

Specialist medical appointments will be available to more regional Victorians from the comfort of their own home or local health service as the Victorian Government invests $5 million in telehealth. [ + ]

Emerging technology experts from Australia and overseas will meet in Canberra next week to discuss how new technologies and digital transformation will influence the future delivery of government services. [ + ]

The project to replace the Department of Defence's ageing IT systems with a platform built from Oracle software has fallen over budget and behind schedule, an ANAO audit has found. [ + ]

ACT Health has established the terms of reference and the make-up of the review panel for a system-wide review of the state's health data and performance reporting processes. [ + ]

The AFP has launched the first National Missing Persons Facebook page in an effort to improve searches for those who have gone missing. [ + ]

Former AUSTRAC CISO Dr Maria Milosavljevic will become NSW's first government CISO, responsible for creating a collaborative, whole-of-government approach to security. [ + ]

Queensland's Central Highlands Regional Council is using eight Microsoft Surface Hub videoconferencing systems to allow its far-flung offices to hold more effective virtual meetings. [ + ]

A report on the cybersecurity action plan for NZ has been released by the government. [ + ]

Accenture has been selected by the federal government to improve the way welfare payments are delivered to millions of people each year. [ + ]

The Australian Smart Communities Association's new work groups focus on smart city standards, as well as funding and procurement models and city-industry collaboration. [ + ]

NSW Health has implemented a range of Citrix technologies, designed to provide secure mobile access to electronic medical records and better enable doctors to diagnose and treat patients with cancer. [ + ]