Industry News
US formally blames Russia for email leaks
The US Department of Homeland Security said an investigation suggests that the Russian government is behind the recent DNC email leaks to Wikileaks and other sites. [ + ]
WA moves to online trades licensing
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce red tape, the Western Australian government has revealed plans to implement an online licensing system for more than 40 occupations. [ + ]
NHS 24 IT system overhaul 73% over budget
Scotland's national telehealth organisation NHS 24 does not expect to complete its long-delayed IT systems overhaul until December 2017. [ + ]
Tudge to lay out government's digital services agenda
Federal Minister for Human Services Alan Tudge will use next month's GovInnovate summit to detail the government's plans to use digital technologies to transform service delivery. [ + ]
Adelaide endorses 10 Gbps network plan
Adelaide City Council has voted to invite business cases for a project to transform the city into Australia's first 10-gigabit city. [ + ]
Tasmania opens Enterprize innovation hubs
Tasmania's two new Enterprize innovation hubs will be focused on fostering entrepreneurship and supporting promising start-ups. [ + ]
Horizon Power implements advanced electricity meters
New advanced electricity meters have been installed in the Pilbara for Horizon Power customers, replacing 47,000 old meters. [ + ]
Adelaide joins Smart Gigabit Communities Program
Adelaide has taken a step towards becoming Australia's first Gig City, signing up with smart city initiator and internet application development organisation US Ignite. [ + ]
WorkSafe Victoria using clickbait as a force for good
WorkSafe Victoria and creative agency Naked have developed a new awareness campaign designed to encourage young employees to speak up if they feel unsafe at work. [ + ]
PM&C approves Expense8 SaaS adoption
The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has approved a $395 million contract with 8common to adopt the Expense8 travel and expense management platform. [ + ]
Melbourne innovation hub created by Cognizant
Cognizant will establish a Digital Works Collaboratory in Melbourne, a dedicated space for businesses to design and build digital solutions. [ + ]
Port of Townsville simplifies with CMS
Port of Townsville has implemented TechnologyOne's Enterprise Content Management solution, giving it a single enterprise-wide solution. [ + ]
IBM assured ABS of census site resilience
The ABS had contracted IBM to put in place DDoS protections to prevent the kind of incident that led to last month's census site outage, and had been assured by the vendor that the risk had been mitigated. [ + ]
WA's GovNext-ICT program needs oversight
A WA parliamentary committee has recommended that a body be established to oversee the potentially $3bn worth of contracts that could be issued under the GovNext-ICT program. [ + ]
IoT businesses fall behind with privacy concerns
It has been revealed that 71% of devices do not provide a privacy policy that adequately explains how personal information is managed. [ + ]
