Governments slow on digital initiatives: survey

Not engaging fully with potential partners and a lack of digital skill in the workforce among the barriers to digital progress in government.

17 September, 2018

Australia ‘wide open’ to damage from cyberattack

Governments must move quickly to address a potentially catastrophic cybersecurity vulnerability, a state government chief information security officer has warned.

14 September, 2018

Out of the silos: collaboration underpins NSW digital

Greater engagement across agencies, and between bureaucrats and the public, will drive the NSW Government’s digital strategy.

14 September, 2018

How data is delivering smarter streets, buildings

Rapid advances in technology and the fall in their cost means more councils are adopting smart city approaches, developers say.

3 September, 2018

Water utilities switch on to digital meters

Digital meters could provide water utilities with improved infrastructure management and the means for greater customer engagement, according to a new paper.

30 August, 2018

Collaboration key to a national cybersecurity strategy

The public and private sectors need to work together to improve cyber resilience through sharing insights, intelligence, expertise, facilities, and personnel.

30 August, 2018

Model sets higher bar for digital local government

Councils would dramatically ramp up their e-government efforts by adopting a multichannel approach and working closer with third parties under a proposed framework.

28 August, 2018

Cyber security reaching a ‘tipping point’

Australian organisations are facing increasingly frequent and “more destructive” data breaches and need to adopt integrated risk management, experts warn.

20 August, 2018

The new ‘mission critical’ for councils eyeing automation

Edge computing is the key to helping governments unlock the potential of automated technology and create more agile services, a specialist argues.

16 August, 2018

Focus on digital optimisation, not transformation hype

A sustained approach to digital optimisation of existing processes can create the capabilities needed to enable digital government transformation.

15 August, 2018

How Estonia built the world’s ‘most advanced digital society’

From monitoring the economy in real time to mapping the genome of a population, Estonia’s government continues to push the limits of digital delivery in public services.

13 August, 2018

buy.nsw goes live with simplified cloud procurement

Over 100 buyers and 50 sellers are now using the NSW Government’s new ICT procurement platform, which has streamlined contracts and registration for vendors.

9 August, 2018

Federal Government updates cyber security strategy: Taylor

Threat blocking, data sharing, an insurance market that “recognises investment in security” and awareness campaigns are all part of an updated cyber agenda.

8 August, 2018

Lake Macquarie adopts smart city to drive jobs, innovation

Partnership between a council, an economic development company and a network provider delivers Australia’s first smart city network across a local government area.

20 July, 2018