Government News

  National computer emergency response team CERT Australia has announced it will become part of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). 

  Australia’s Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation, Michael Keenan, has announced a Federal plan to overhaul Australia’s online services by 2025.

  Swinburne University of Technology has partnered with business intelligence and analytics company Tableau to launch a new tertiary-level course aimed at improving students’ data literacy and decision-making through analytics. 

‘Founding father’ of the internet and Google luminary, Vint Cerf, has augured an uncertain future for our digital landmarks, believing the data we create today could become the digital ruins of tomorrow – rendering invaluable data assets lost to future...

  Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has pledged his support for the local armed forces industry, awarding three Australian businesses defence contracts in an effort to shore up Australia’s military preparedness.

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has pledged his support for the local armed forces industry, awarding three Australian businesses defence contracts in an effort to shore up Australia’s military preparedness  

The Federal Government will invest more than $260 million over four years to enhance Australia’s satellite and GPS (Global Positioning System) capabilities.  

The Small Business Taskforce has handed in its final report to Treasurer Scott Morrison, expressing concerns over ongoing cybersecurity fears among Australian small businesses.

The Federal Government has announced a $2.4 billion investment into local research, science, and technology projects in an effort to spur digital innovation in the private sector and increase job opportunities for Australians.  

The Federal Government will commit $44.6 million from the 2018 Budget to establish a Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework, expected to fast-track the rollout of open banking.  

Marvelstone Group, a private investment consortium headquartered in Singapore, has announced it has opened the Smart City Innovation Lab in the Singapore CBD – billed as the city’s premier incubation centre for ‘smart city’ innovations.  

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will build a new identity proofing and credential security platform to replace its existing AUSkey security system. AUSkey will be completely reinvented? (word choice – ‘superseded’/ ‘reconfigured’/’revamped’ maybe?) by the AUSid system,...

Blockchain could prove the most important technological innovation in a generation, surpassing the social and economic impact of the internet, according to Jason Potts, professor of economics, finance and marketing at Melbourne’s RMIT University.  

Calling all data scientists – the government wants you! Data science has been rated the most in-demand technology skillset within the public sector, according to representatives polled at the FST Government: Queensland conference.

Western Australia’s chief technology officer Giles Nunis has announced he will leave the public sector after three years in the role, accepting a position as partner at Deloitte.