Industry News
Toowoomba council taps Optus for smart water meters
A consortium led by Optus has secured a contract to provide an advanced water metering solution to Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland. [ + ]
LiDAR tech to manage weather event response
South Australia's sole electricity distributor, SA Power Networks, has employed new technology to assess network damage and risk in extreme weather events. [ + ]
SAS commits $1 billion to AI-powered industry solutions
SAS will invest $1 billion over the next three years to further unique advanced analytics solutions for specific industries, including government. [ + ]
IDEMIA wins Singapore's competitive ABCS contract
Identity technology vendor IDEMIA has been awarded the highly competitive and much sought after Singapore Automated Border Control System. [ + ]
Australian NFP automates to optimise care
To better personalise care services, The Disability Trust needed a secure, singular view of operational, employee and participant information. [ + ]
New centre to address critical infrastructure security
The Critical Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centre will aim to shore up cybersecurity across 11 key Australian critical infrastructure sectors. [ + ]
Partnership to provide media monitoring and services
KINSHIP digital and its technology partner Sprinklr will provide media monitoring and related services to government agencies over three years. [ + ]
Changes to AustCyber's Node Network approach
The organisation will focus on a nationally connected model that supports under-represented groups, remote areas and major population centres. [ + ]
Pacific National adopts Fortinet solutions
Private rail freight operator Pacific National has replaced its aging MPLS network with a secure SD-WAN solution provided by Fortinet. [ + ]
New cloud services offering for SA
Leveraging iseek's IAAS platform, YourDC Cloud provides SA government and enterprise customers with its scalable end-to-end digital offering. [ + ]
AI-powered kerbside recycling robot commissioned
Tetra Pak has partnered with APR Kerbside to implement an AI robot that can identify and sort used Tetra Pak beverage cartons. [ + ]
Australian Red Cross backs tech to solve challenges
The Humanitech Lab innovation program is developing cutting-edge projects to solve humanitarian issues, thanks to Australian Red Cross and the Telstra Foundation. [ + ]
DSR can reform Defence capability procurement
Macquarie Government says the public version of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) is the strongest indication yet of the importance of cybersecurity. [ + ]
Qld digital licence trial nears statewide rollout
Queensland's digital licence rollout is entering a new phase with Townsville residents trying out the new technology. [ + ]
Steps to safeguard grant funding applauded
Science & Technology Australia (STA) has responded to the recent review of the Australian Research Council (ARC). [ + ]