Industry News
ICDPPC conference program announced
The 41st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners will be held in Tirana, Albania, from 20–24 October 2019. [ + ]
Australia Post secures TDIF accreditation
Australia Post's Digital iD has become the second accredited identity service provider under the government's Trusted Digital Identity Framework. [ + ]
Court Services Vic selects case management vendor
Court Services Victoria has selected the supplier for an $89.2m project to deploy a new case management system for the Magistrates' Court and the Children's Court. [ + ]
Nominations open for the 2020 Intelligent Community Awards
The awards recognise communities' best practice solutions to broadband implementation, workforce development, innovation, digital equality and sustainability. [ + ]
City of South Perth completes first phase of SaaS project
The first phase of the eight-year digital transformation project focused on digitising the City's financials, supply chain, payroll and asset management. [ + ]
Defence hands IBM a $95.5m contract
The Department of Defence has selected IBM to lead the implementation of the initial phase of the SAP S/4HANA Defence and Security Industry Platform project. [ + ]
GovHack is back for 2019
Teams from across Australia and New Zealand are preparing to compete in the annual open data competition from 6–8 September. [ + ]
Digital Style Manual on the horizon
The DTA has signed a content scoping contract with Ethos CRS to progress production of the first-ever digital edition of the Australian Government Style Manual. [ + ]
US CIO Council establishes Federal Mobility Group
A new Federal Mobility Group comprising mobility experts from across the US Government has been established by the CIO Council. [ + ]
Local ICT companies to upgrade City of Darwin's tech
The City of Darwin has awarded more than $1 million to three local ICT businesses for new printers, an integrated telephone system, laptops and PCs. [ + ]
WA appoints new Information Commissioner
The Western Australian Government has selected former Acting Information Commissioner Catherine Fletcher to take on the role for a five-year term. [ + ]
US mayors call for data protection at the edge
The US Council of Mayors has passed a resolution urging the US federal government to encourage the use of fault-tolerant solutions to reduce downtime. [ + ]
New digital policies help SMEs sell to government
New digital sourcing policies taking effect this month will make it easier for businesses of all sizes to sell digital services to government. [ + ]
US mayors agree not to pay ransomware
The organisation representing the mayors of all US cities with populations of over 30,000 has passed a resolution not to pay ransomware. [ + ]
US state CIOs endorse cybersecurity Act
The US National Association of State CIOs has endorsed a proposed Bill that would provide additional resources for state governments' cybersecurity efforts. [ + ]