Industry News
Gender equality target to boost diversity in local government
Local Government Professionals Australia aims to achieve a gender balance of 40% women, 40% men and 20% any gender in local government leadership roles by 2025. [ + ]
US govt employees using outdated mobile OS
Over 99% of US government employees using an Android phone and 32.2% using iOS phones are still using outdated versions of the operating systems, research shows. [ + ]
Fujitsu to provide end-user computing and support for Defence
Fujitsu has signed a three-year contract with the Department of Defence, to provide end-user computing and support for the agency's ICT environment. [ + ]
Dept of Agriculture selects TechnologyOne for SaaS solution
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment will use TechnologyOne's software-as-a-service platform to store its finance system. [ + ]
Upcoming Keysight Conference to display measurement solutions
The Keysight Multi-Industry Virtual Live Conference will showcase test and measurement solutions that accelerate innovation for a range of industries. [ + ]
CompTIA welcomes US govt's IT spending plans
CompTIA has welcomed the new US government's decision to invest nearly US$2bn in strengthening agencies' IT and security capabilities. [ + ]
DTA releases Hosting Certification Framework
The Digital Transformation Agency has released the Hosting Certification Framework to help agencies source appropriate hosting and related services. [ + ]
HealthEngine to build COVID-19 vaccine booking platform
The Department of Health has selected HealthEngine to provide the fallback booking platform for the COVID-19 Vaccination Information and Booking Service. [ + ]
Services Australia has most readable govt website
Services Australia has the government website with the highest overall readability score, according to Ethos CRS research. [ + ]
Service NSW app used by four million citizens
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has called the Service NSW app a "game changer" for businesses, with it being used for 117 million COVID-safe check-ins. [ + ]
Privacy concerns alienate citizens from govt digital services
A survey by EY has found that privacy and security concerns are preventing 53% of the global population from using various government digital services. [ + ]
Macquarie opens $17m secure data centre in ACT
Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government have opened the new $17m IC5 data centre in Canberra, which has been purpose built to store classified data. [ + ]
IDC report outlines how to fight propaganda as a service
With online propaganda becoming more prevalent, IDC has prepared a report to help government agencies mitigate propaganda as a service. [ + ]
Leonardo, DEWC partner to offer cybersecurity courses in Aus
Leonardo, in collaboration with DEWC, is set to provide a range of cybersecurity courses in Australia, for military audiences as well as the general public. [ + ]
NSW Police using Mark43 tech for IPSOS system
The NSW Police Force has selected cloud-based public safety software company Mark43 to provide components of its planned IPSOS IT system. [ + ]
