Industry News
NASCIO lays out strategic plan for 2018–20
The US National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has laid out its strategic plan for the next two years, revealing that it plans to make promoting open standards and best practices one of its top priorities. [ + ]
What's new on the Public Sector Network
Public Sector Network has been undergoing a complete overhaul on design and features, making it easier for government to collaborate and learn. [ + ]
Digital Marketplace hits two-year milestone
Contracts worth more than $248m have been awarded to vendors in the first two years of the operation of the government's Digital Marketplace platform. [ + ]
Nominations for mobile black spots now open
Local, state and territory governments are being asked to nominate mobile phone black spots, ahead of the next round of the Mobile Black Spot program. [ + ]
CCoE launched by Ava Group
The Global Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has been launched by Ava Group. [ + ]
Noosa opens Peregian Beach Digital Hub
The Peregian Beach Digital Hub has now opened at Noosa, as part of a joint initiative between the Queensland Government and Noosa Shire Council. [ + ]
NZ plans identity service overhaul
New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs has tapped Empired subsidiary Intergen to supply components for a major digital transformation project. [ + ]
CMU Adelaide to hold big data executive workshop
The effect of big data and analytics on the future of governance and regulation will be discussed at a two-day workshop next month. [ + ]
NSW goes SaaS for insurance portal
NSW's SIRA has launched a car insurance price comparison portal using a SaaS on-demand solution hosted on Microsoft's Azure cloud. [ + ]
Ten Gigabit Adelaide connects 40 more buildings
The next 40 buildings have been connected to the City of Adelaide's Ten Gigabit Adelaide high-speed broadband network. [ + ]
Blockchain solution for govt services launches
Sydney's Secure Logic has launched its TrustGrid platform for government services, which is already in use for NSW's digital driver's licence trials. [ + ]
UQ hosts open data hackathon
The world's largest open data hackathon will be held at the University of Queensland this weekend. [ + ]
NZ Ministry of Health releases Oracle audits
The NZ Ministry of Health has published an audit of a failing IT project, and another audit into the selection of Deloitte to conduct the review. [ + ]
MaaS to replace 2.3bn car journeys by 2023
MaaS platforms are expected to replace over 2.3 billion urban car journeys each year by 2023, according to a new study from Juniper Research. [ + ]
Newcastle to introduce LED streetlights
More than 5000 ageing streetlights will be replaced by environmentally friendly LEDs in Newcastle. [ + ]
