Government News

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 (word choice – ‘superseded’/ ‘reconfigured’/’revamped’ maybe?)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.

The Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TRM) has revealed it will dispense with the longstanding IBM mainframe that supports the state’s transport registration and integrated licensing system (TRAILS).

DXC Technology has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with The University of Queensland (UQ) for the launch of a new hub designed for students in Queensland. The hub will focus on improving the employability of neurodiverse students...

Former ASIO head David Irvine has delivered a scathing assessment of Australia’s existing cybersecurity regime, describing it as “weak and uncoordinated”. In a submission, written on behalf of the Cyber Security Research Centre (CSRC), Irvine called for a parliamentary inquiry...

Cisco Academy’s new online program will allow students to comprehend the role networked systems within business and enterprise play as well as how to manage secure network systems. The partnership will see the establishment of an academy at the university’s...

The WA Government has selected Perth-based company Empired as the dedicated cloud services provider for its GovNext-ICT program.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has appointed Mick de Brenni as the state’s Minister for Digital Technology.

Former Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation and Cities Angus Taylor has been appointed Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security, following an end of year cabinet reshuffle. 

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has revised its IT contract with DXC Technology, extending its centralised computing supplier deal with the company until June 2019.   

The Federal Government has launched Australia’s first International Cyber Engagement Strategy (ICES), providing a cohesive national ‘action plan’ to tackle cyber threats and protect global digital trade.