Industry News
Adelaide wins spot in world's top 21 smart cities
Adelaide has again been named one of the world's top smart cities, winning a spot in the Intelligent Community Forum's 'Smart21'. [ + ]
Meeting to explore smart city standardisation
Governments, industry and policy- and standards-makers will gather to discuss how smart city standards can help them best meet citizen and consumer needs. [ + ]
Digital health leaders meet for fifth GDHP summit
Digital health leaders from around the world have met in Hong Kong to discuss how they can improve their services. [ + ]
NZ proposes charter for ethical algorithm use
New Zealand government agencies could soon be subject to a charter designed to improve transparency and accountability in data and algorithm use. [ + ]
Court orders issued for stolen NZ Commerce Commission data
New Zealand's High Court has issued orders prohibiting anyone coming into possession of Commerce Commission data stolen in a burglary from publishing it. [ + ]
DTA consulting on Cloud Marketplace
The DTA is seeking feedback from buyers and sellers of government cloud services on the design of the proposed Cloud Marketplace procurement panel. [ + ]
Newcastle launches 'Envirosensing' network
The City of Newcastle's new 'Envirosensing' sensor and IoT network will be used to address a range of local environmental issues such as 'urban heat islands'. [ + ]
Nearly all US state governments implementing AI
Just 1% of respondents to a survey of government IT leaders from 45 US states indicated that their state has no current plans to implement AI. [ + ]
No data stolen in Victoria hospital attack
A forensic investigation on the attack of hospitals in the Gippsland and Southwest Victoria regions has found no evidence any patient data was compromised. [ + ]
Virtual mapping helps city improve road asset management
Mapillary is giving Logan City Council more up-to-date images of its road assets, enabling it to better track any issues and allocate resources. [ + ]
SCCANZ issues 5G city plan guidance
The Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has published a paper outlining nine principles for cities to take during 5G deployment planning. [ + ]
Forum to shine spotlight on collaboration and data sharing
The Public Sector Data Governance and Management Forum will explore how collaboration and data sharing can improve government services and boost public engagement. [ + ]
DTA announces Australian Government Digital Award winners
ACT Health Acting Chief Information Officer Sandra Cook has been named 'Digital Champion' at the Australian Government Digital Awards 2019. [ + ]
NZ Commerce Commission discloses data leak
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has warned that documents potentially containing confidential business information have been exposed following a burglary. [ + ]
UK parliament plans to lift cyber capability
The UK's parliament is seeking a consultant to help shape a two-year program aimed at improving its cybersecurity capability. [ + ]
