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Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO has announced that it will partner with governments across the Pacific and Southeast Asia to help them better prepare for, and respond to, disease outbreaks.

Australia and Singapore, which is the world’s busiest transshipment hub, have partnered on a $20 million initiative to help reduce emissions in the maritime sector.

Australians report that their top three priorities of the country’s renewable energy transition are affordability, energy self-reliance and emissions reductions, with reliability being a close fourth, according to a new survey by the national science agency, CSIRO.

New report reveals threat actors are diversifying their tactics to bypass defensive controls

There has been a 40 percent increase globally in cyberattacks targeting government agencies and the public services sector, according to one intelligent security software and services company.

Crypto crime is a real and pressing concern for governments around the world and bad actors have been exploiting people’s crypto investments for years, according to online news portal focused on cryptocurrency CryptoMonday

Driven by vaccination certificates, the need for identity checks in financial services, and the potential of the metaverse, governments across the world realise the benefits and the importance of digital identity, enabling the technology to take off, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.

Video Intelligence Platform provider VisualCortex has partnered with the University of Wollongong (UOW), joining its research and development hub for Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIOT) solutions.

COMPANY NEWS: Specialist Sydney-based consulting firm HTANALYSTS, an industry leader in scientific-based services to the healthcare industry, has launched a new consulting practice to deliver new capabilities in social impact measurement, government services, sustainability, aged care and disability.

GUEST OPINION by Adrian Iannessa, senior director of technology, Dell Technologies ANZ: It has been 18 months since the world woke up to the ‘new normal’, many countries are now adapting to waves of new strains, rolling out vaccination programs and states are fluctuating between eased restrictions and lockdowns. Through all that, we now have the possibility to build a bold new world as we look to the future. But first, we have some reflecting to do.

GUEST OPINION by Andy Mellor, regional vice president ANZ at Kofax: If you’ve ever gritted your teeth while listening to bad hold music, or cursed as you completed forms by hand, you don’t need to be told that sometimes, government process can be inefficient, complex and slow.

IT spending by governments around the globe will rise to US$483 billion (A$607 billion) this year, an increase of 5.1% over 2020, the technology analyst company Gartner has forecast.

A network of regional hydrogen technology clusters has been unveiled across Australia, as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster.

Brisbane-based electric vehicle (EV) charging company Tritium has unveiled the “next stage” in EV charging technology, claiming a “world first” with the launch of its Modular Scalable Charging (MSC) hardware platform.

Communications provider MNF Enterprise has been selected as a preferred supplier to the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) telecommunications marketplace.

Executive job creation in Australia has slowed right down - with the IT sector dropping into negative territory - since the beginning of the pandemic, but things are “not that bad and certainly not as woeful” as it is for skilled and semi-skilled workers, according to executive search firm EL Consult.

Telecoms lobby group and peak industry body Communications Alliance has welcomed the release of a set of draft propositions by the counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements, and its focus on information flows between Governments and essential infrastructure owners and operators, to enhance coordinated engagement and response during national disasters.

GUEST OPINION by Debraj Chakraborty Business Development Manager, Network & Security Services, South East Asia, Rockwell Automation:  One of the most significant changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift to telecommuting and the rapid adoption of digitalisation. As the situation worsens again throughout Australia, the possibility of further restrictions looms large and again the role of automation and equipment efficiency enters centre stage.

GUEST OPINION by Budd Ilic, ANZ Country Manager, Zscaler:  Implemented with little warning amid the viral pandemic, remote working is likely to remain a fixture within government departments and agencies in the months and years ahead. The problem is that many are alarmingly underprepared for the change.

Employment opportunities for Australian executives are growing again after two months of coronavirus lockdown, according to a report by executive search firm EL Consult, and despite IT executive job advertising falling by 1% in May.