White House open sources Facebook messenger bot
17 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US White House has open sourced its custom Facebook messenger bot as part of efforts to encourage more governments to enable interactions with politicians over the social media platform.
Govt to revamp Digital Transformation Office
14 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has announced plans to transform the current Digital Transformation Office into the larger and more powerful Digital Transformation Agency.
Queensland launches digital environment report
12 October, 2016 by Jonathan NallyThe Queensland Government has launched an online state of the environment report that calls on more than 100 datasets.
WA moves to online trades licensing
12 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAs part of ongoing efforts to reduce red tape, the Western Australian government has revealed plans to implement an online licensing system for more than 40 occupations.
Tudge to lay out government's digital services agenda
11 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFederal Minister for Human Services Alan Tudge will use next month's GovInnovate summit to detail the government's plans to use digital technologies to transform service delivery.
Beyond the communications gap
10 October, 2016 by David BraueEmergency technology goes beyond the communications gap as social media, the Internet of Things and big data gain traction within citizen-minded emergency services agencies.
ZETTA1: Infusing New Life into Content Governance with PublishPoint
04 October, 2016ZETTA1's product PublishPoint bridges the gaps in content governance by providing visibility of the whole publishing lifecycle via a user friendly dashboard.
Availability the New Beachhead in Service Delivery
03 October, 2016 by Nathan Steiner, Head of Systems Engineering ANZ, Veeam SoftwareAs the Census failure showed, IT leaders need to critically assess whether they can meet SLAs and the expectations of internal and external stakeholders alike.
PM&C approves Expense8 SaaS adoption
29 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has approved a $395 million contract with 8common to adopt the Expense8 travel and expense management platform.
WorkSafe Victoria using clickbait as a force for good
29 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWorkSafe Victoria and creative agency Naked have developed a new awareness campaign designed to encourage young employees to speak up if they feel unsafe at work.
US digital government advocate heading to Australia
22 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne of the key architects of the Obama Administration's digital government transformation efforts, Hillary Hartley, will visit the GovInnovate summit in Canberra in November to share her expertise.
NSW to procure services from Digital Marketplace
15 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNSW has become the first state to arrange to procure ICT services using the federal government's Digital Marketplace platform.
House of Reps to allow online petitions
14 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe House of Representatives has completed work on an electronic petitioning system to allow citizens to potentially take their grievances directly to the House.
Public-private collaboration key to smarter cities
14 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation, Angus Taylor, believes that collaboration with the private sector and smart technologies will be vital to ensuring Australian cities' prosperity.
Data61 data fellowships available
13 September, 2016 by Jonathan NallyAustralian Public Service data specialists are being encouraged to apply for Data Fellowships with CSIRO's Data61.
