Australian Government stories - Page 6
Workday joins AU Govt's DTA Cloud Marketplace; expands services on AWS
Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The appointment enables the company to offer the Australian government a range of cloud applications for finance, human resources, and planning.
Macquarie opens new high security data centre in Australia's capital
Mon, 21st Jun 2021
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dc
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cybersecurity
Macquarie's new high security data center in Canberra has been officially opened by Australia's Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton MP.
Productivity Commission seeking feedback on Right to Repair report
Tue, 15th Jun 2021
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productivity
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australian government
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e-waste
The report explores ways in which governments and manufacturers could improve their products and repair processes for independent repairers and consumers.
Why continuous digital transformation should be top of mind for government agencies
Fri, 14th May 2021
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uc
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digital transformation
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voip
Australian government accelerates digital transformation efforts, embracing cloud-based platforms & continuous transformation strategy.
ANZ vendors respond to Australian govt budget announcement
Wed, 12th May 2021
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healthtech
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australian federal budget
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australian government
IT vendors in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia Pacific welcome new investments in cyber skills and digital cadetship.
Aussie businesses want more support from Government - Xero survey
Tue, 4th May 2021
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
High expectations for Australian businesses ahead of the country's Federal Budget 2021-2022, says Xero survey. 27% want more support.
Snowflake completes IRAP assessment, looks to enable Aus Govt
Thu, 29th Apr 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Snowflake achieves protected status for Australian Government agencies after completing IRAP assessment. Secure data sharing now enabled.
AIIA pushes for Aus Govt to fund AI research and commercialisation
Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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ai
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australian government
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aiia
Australian Government urged to allocate $250 million in May budget to support AI research and commercialisation, says AIIA.
6clicks partners with Microsoft to bring greater security to Aus Government
Wed, 21st Apr 2021
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Global GRC company 6clicks has launched 6clicks for Government, a cloud-based software that automates risk and compliance management using AI.
Skill Finder wins $2.7m grant from Australian Government
Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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digitisation
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australian government
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skills gap
Australian Government grants $2.7 million to Skill Finder, a digital micro-skills marketplace, to offer free training to workers affected by COVID-19.
Think 5G for business innovation is out of your company’s reach? Think again
Wed, 10th Mar 2021
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robots
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uc
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iot
Australia Embraces Innovation with 5G Technology: Opportunities and Benefits for Various Industries. Government grants available.
Macquarie launches IC5, new sovereign data centre worth $17m
Mon, 1st Mar 2021
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government are set to launch a new Government-certified, highly secure data centre facility in Canberra.
Australian Department of Defence renews license with archTIS for NC Protect
Tue, 26th Jan 2021
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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archtis
Nucleus Cyber, a subsidiary of archTIS, has renewed its software subscription contract with the Australian Department of Defence.
Zscaler first cloud security vendor to complete IRAP assessment
Mon, 19th Oct 2020
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australian government
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zscaler
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covid-19
Zscaler completed IRAP’s two security assessment stages, as dictated in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
Catalyst Cloud brings open source-based web hosting to NZ
Fri, 11th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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open source
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hosting
The platform, which utilises Catalyst Cloud’s hosting infrastructure and amazee.io’s open source hosting platform called Lagoon, based on Kubernetes.
In the shadow of COVID-19, a cyber health crisis looms
Tue, 1st Sep 2020
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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australian government
Rising ransomware cases targeting the healthcare sector in Australia have raised concerns ahead of the release of the Cyber Security strategy.
Major changes to Australian internet legislation needed says report
Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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australian government
We look at the a recent indepenedent report into the controversial legislation that Australian Security agencies use to intercept digital communications.
Aus Govt outlines cyber defence requirements for road ahead
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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australian defence force
Austrade has named 50 Australian cybersecurity companies well placed to meet the needs of the country’s cyber defence projects.
State-based cyber attack targeting Australian government and businesses
Fri, 19th Jun 2020
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malware
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cybersecurity
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australian government
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told media on Friday morning that a 'malicious' attack by a state-based cyber actor is underway in the country.
Macquarie to build Government data centre in Canberra
Tue, 16th Jun 2020
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hyperscale
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dc
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government
With construction due to commence in July, the initial investment of AU$17 million will be used to build stage one by December 2020.