The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has admitted “significant, ongoing investment” is needed to mitigate the threats posed by cyber criminals and tech-enabled “espionage, foreign interference, and malicious insiders”...
Virtual assistants are playing an increasingly pivotal role in the Federal Government’s major customer service agencies’ back and front office operations...
Slow institutional change, including an enduring culture of risk-adversity, is preventing the Department of Defence from fully realising its digital transformation ambitions...
Australia will design and trial an electronic Secure Trade Lane (STL) with New Zealand in a bid to improve trade efficiency, and has also committed to “exploring the trade-enabling and cost reduction potential of emerging technologies such...
The New South Wales Police Force’s (NSWPFs) search for a “creative, innovative and future-driven” Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system to replace its decade old Fujitsu-supplied system demonstrates the law enforcement agency’s interest in genuinely transformative technology...
The federal government’s latest ICT procurement reform announcements show that Australia is still eagerly following in the digital footsteps of the United Kingdom....
Corrective services agencies around the world are seeking out innovative technologies, including sensors, radars and signal-jamming devices, that can prevent drones from smuggling contraband into prisons...
Procurement reform is a key tenet of digital transformation. Several jurisdictions have taken steps to implement more flexible, simplified procurement processes, with the federal Digital Marketplace, the New South Wales ICT Services Scheme, and the Victorian eServices Register all being examples of contemporary procurement arrangements aimed at making government business more accessible...Read more
