Industry News
IT institute discloses major data breach
Melbourne Polytechnic has advised of a major data breach involving the unauthorised access of files containing personal data of around 55,000 staff and students. [ + ]
Public sector innovation on show in Canberra
This year's Australian Public Sector Innovation Show on 31 March will focus on overcoming the challenges being faced by government IT experts. [ + ]
DTA opens 2021 Digital Graduate Program applications
Australia's Digital Transformation Agency has opened applications for its Digital Graduate Program to help ICT graduates kickstart their career in government tech. [ + ]
Defence enlists Sliced Tech for student management system
Australia's Department of Defence has contracted Sliced Tech to implement a new enterprise student management system across 115 Defence Learning Centres. [ + ]
NZ DIA's RealMe service to go up to the cloud
NZ's DIA has employed Unify Solutions to help manage RealMe Login and Assertion Services' transfer from a legacy platform to a cloud-based one. [ + ]
PM&C lists Digital Experts Advisory Committee
The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has announced the composition of the expert advisory committee that will inform the Digital Technology Taskforce. [ + ]
ASD announces two new senior executives
Abigail Bradshaw and Linda Geddes have been respectively named ACSC Head and ASD Deputy Director-General Signals Intelligence and Network Operations. [ + ]
400 SA schools now connected to high-speed internet
Four hundred SA schools are now connected to high-speed, fibre-optic internet through the state government's $80 million 'SWiFT' project. [ + ]
DTA updates scope of Cloud Marketplace 2.0
The Digital Transformation Agency has updated the planned scope of the Cloud Marketplace version 2.0, which is expected to be operational by late 2020. [ + ]
NSW introduces standard framework for ICT consulting
The NSW Department of Customer Service will introduce a new standard commercial framework for consulting contracts from 15 March. [ + ]
UK Govt pledges £1.2bn for new climate supercomputer
The UK Government is set to put up to £1.2bn towards the development of a new weather and climate forecasting supercomputer. [ + ]
SCCANZ slams smart city report
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has called out a QUT smart city report supported by the federal government for using a "questionable" methodology. [ + ]
Connected Community app to streamline town communications
Australia's "first" 'Connected Community' app has gone live, streamlining communications between Gawler Council, residents and local businesses. [ + ]
Cloud applications webinars for education professionals
Amazon Web Services will host a series of webinars for Australian educators, showcasing how innovative cloud solutions are being used in the sector. [ + ]
Global smart city spending to reach $124bn in 2020: IDC
Global spending on smart city initiatives is set to reach nearly $124bn in 2020, with Singapore, Tokyo, New York and London posting over $1bn each, IDC tips. [ + ]
