Industry News
RAAF to train new cyber warfare workforce
The first successful candidates for the RAAF's new Cyber Warfare Officer and Cyber Warfare Analyst job titles will commence training in February. [ + ]
DTA celebrates Digital Earth Australia's win at 2019 awards
At the Australian Government Digital Awards, Geoscience Australia received the 'Outstanding government platform award' for its 'Digital Earth Australia' platform. [ + ]
DTA launches gov.au Observatory
The Digital Transformation Agency is using advanced analytics techniques to seek to better align the way government services are designed with how they are used. [ + ]
buy.nsw launches beta guided buying experience
Digital NSW and NSW Procurement have launched components of the buy.nsw guided buying experience into beta. [ + ]
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'. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
