Industry News
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. [ + ]
Tasmania opens Enterprize innovation hubs
Tasmania's two new Enterprize innovation hubs will be focused on fostering entrepreneurship and supporting promising start-ups. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Port of Townsville simplifies with CMS
Port of Townsville has implemented TechnologyOne's Enterprise Content Management solution, giving it a single enterprise-wide solution. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
QPC wins Toowoomba Regional Council contract
QPC has been contracted to supply managed services for contact centre and telephony applications infrastructure at Toowoomba Regional Council. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Alcidion technology adopted by NT Health Department
Alcidion Group will roll out its Miya platform across the Royal Darwin and Alice Springs Hospitals after signing a $525,000 contract with the Northern Territory Department of Health. [ + ]
Overseas experts named to Innovation Australia board
The government has appointed two new international experts to the board of Innovation Australia, which is transitioning to Innovation and Science Australia. [ + ]
US states paying more attention to security
US state CIOs and CISOs are making progress educating officials about cybersecurity risks and practices, but are struggling with miniscule security budgets, a new report finds. [ + ]
US state CIOs evolving in face of IT outsourcing
The ongoing trend towards US state governments outsourcing IT functions and consolidating base stations is compelling state CIOs to evolve into technology brokers rather than providers. [ + ]
