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The Federal Government poaches Queensland’s digital chief to lead the Digital Transformation Agency; Defence industry minister picks up science and technology portfolios, with Christian Porter’s former industry ministry split in two; and the NSW Government appoints lead for its AI-backed...

From its inception with the launch of Amazon Web Services in 2006, cloud computing has arguably become one the most disruptive technologies of the modern digital age. Lowering computing costs, enabling technical and business agility, delivering scalable, ultra-fast services, infrastructure...

New Zealand is set to strengthen cooperation with the Republic of Korea in data-sharing, e-trading, artificial intelligence, fintech development as well as government procurement, with the East Asian nation accepted into the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) alongside Chile and...

The Victorian Government unveils its latest Cyber Strategy; AWS to build NZ$7.5 billion Asia Pacific Region in Auckland; and the NSW Government launches its ‘vaccine passport’ trial. – The Victorian Government has this week unveiled its five-year Cyber Strategy. Among...

Within the next 10 to 15 years, every government-funded infrastructure project should move to adopt cross-functional digital twins. This is one of several key recommendations from Infrastructure Australia’s (IA’s) ambitious five-yearly report. The 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan, released earlier this...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) clients in New Zealand will soon no longer need to depend on Australia-based servers to run AWS workloads and store data, with the cloud services giant confirming it will build its first Asia Pacific Region in...

The Victorian Government is set to make it easier for public agencies to procure goods and services related to the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) Essential Eight maturity model as a key priority of its just-released cyber strategy. Unveiled this...

Australia risks falling behind global peers in broad-ranging expertise of emerging digital technologies (including AI, IoT and blockchain) – with the country’s investments in digital innovation noted to be well behind the OECD average – unless decisive steps are taken to...

Melbourne is set to play host to an “Australian-first” sportstech centre, with the Victorian Government predicting its new $4 million facility will generate up to 2,000 new tech jobs within the state. The Australian Sports Innovation Centre will serve as...

NSW invites new cloud services and platform providers to help accelerate agencies’ public cloud migration, while the DTA opens its software marketplace panel to new vendors; Victoria to build $4m ‘sports tech’ hub; while Transport for NSW deploys AI to...

The Australian Government’s Digital Identity Bill, which paves the way for a ‘whole-of-economy’ digital identity system, is expected to be tabled in Federal Parliament later this year. After two rounds of public consultation, experts have, however, raised concerns around governance,...

With enterprise systems increasingly relied upon to directly access client records, Australia’s Auditing and Assurance Standards Body (AUASB) has advised auditors to develop a clear “data strategy” to avoid data handling mishaps, improve information management, and ensure audit processes are...

The Federal Government appoints standalone Human Rights Commissioner, backtracking on a previous call to scrap the role; and former federal and state ministers join the newly launched tech advocacy body the Technology Council of Australia. – The Federal Government has...

Software spending by Australia’s public sector is set to jump by nearly 20 per cent next year, reaching more than $4.7 billion, as the Federal Government’s Digital Economy Strategy and cloud migration initiatives hit their full stride and as the...

While Australia’s public sector is facing a growing dearth of tech talent, a cohort of digital apprentices, cadets, and graduates from APS-led training programs could not only help refill this talent pool but also emerge as the next generation of...