Industry News
Government invests in counter-drone capabilities for Defence Force
The Australian Government is accelerating the acquisition of counter-drone capabilities for the Australian Defence Force to protect personnel and military assets. [ + ]
Ethics-driven Australian AI venture launches with largest local AI infrastructure
A new Australian AI venture, Sovereign Australia AI, has launched and will be trained with local ethically-sourced datasets. [ + ]
Nearmap and The Spatial Distillery Co. help councils go green
The Spatial Distillery Co. and Nearmap have partnered to help councils build green, climate-resilient cities with spatial imagery and rich location data. [ + ]
SAP expands Australian sovereign cloud offering
SAP has added new sovereign cloud capabilities for the Australian market, including its SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site solution. [ + ]
TGA focusing on the therapeutic use of AI in health care
The TGA has announced it is stepping up its efforts to make sure that software-based medical devices meet Australia's regulatory requirements. [ + ]
ISACA launches AI-centric certification for security professionals
The Advanced in AI Security Management (AAISM) certification focuses on the implement AI solutions while identifying, assessing, monitoring and mitigating risk. [ + ]
DTA announces inaugural Federal Government Innovation Week
The Digital Transformation Agency has announced it is sponsoring the inaugural Federal Government Innovation Week and Showcase in November. [ + ]
Kinetic IT named pre-approved supplier to WA Government
Kinetic IT has announced it has been appointed to the Western Australian Government's CUATIS2024 Technology Infrastructure and Solutions panel. [ + ]
Australia ranked middle of the pack in AI readiness
Salesforce’s new AI Readiness Index places Australia just seventh out of the 16 countries evaluated, as the company opens a new office in Canberra. [ + ]
ADHA selects Telstra to transform My Health Record
The Australian Digital Health Agency has selected Telstra Health to lead a project to modernise the My Health Record digital health document system. [ + ]
Gartner unveils the top government trends in APAC
Analysts will explore the latest AI trends at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in September on the Gold Coast. [ + ]
Victoria joins federal AWS procurement agreement
The Victorian Government has signed on to the Australian whole-of-government procurement agreement with Amazon Web Services. [ + ]
CyberCX to be bought out by Accenture
Accenture has arranged to make its largest cybersecurity acquisition to date through the purchase of Australia's CyberCX. [ + ]
National Capital Authority outsources IT and cybersecurity to Brennan
The NCA has awarded a multi-year contract to Brennan for its IT and cybersecurity management. [ + ]
BeyondTrust completes IRAP assessment
CyberCX has helped BeyondTrust pass an Infosec Registered Assessors Program assessment for its suite of identity security solutions. [ + ]
