Western Australia launches inaugural Defence Industry Capability Directory
The inaugural Western Australia Defence Industry Capability Directory includes an inaugural list of more than 100 companies in the local defence industry which were selected based on results from the Western Australia Defence Industry Capability Assessment.
Victoria launches campaign to position itself as home for new Australian Space Agency
Victoria has
generations of manufacturing experience and major companies willing to invest,
making it “the perfect home” for the Australian Space Agency.
UAE launches Governance of Artificial Intelligence course to empower future leaders
Under the MoU, MBRSG will offer the executive education programme “Governance of Artificial Intelligence” to leaders and government decision-makers.
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria to provide clean energy, more jobs and boost economy
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm will be bringing
substantial environment, community and economic benefits to the state of
Victoria. It will be providing more jobs, injecting more money into the local
economy and can add downward pressure on electricity prices.
Philippine government to digitise the database containing information on displaced Marawi residents
A web-based database system will allow the
task force and the national government agencies (NGAs) to track the needs of
IDPs, including food and non-food assistance being provided. The current system
in place is less efficient and can be very taxing to the workers
National ICT Summit to showcase Philippine Government’s ICT projects and digital transformation
With the theme, “Empowering the Filipino
through Digital Transformation”, the NICT Summit will showcase various
government ICT projects that provide efficient services to Filipinos. Among the
topics that will be discussed are the e-Government Master Plan (eGMP), digital
cities, cybersecurity, data privacy and digital
inclusion.
HKU and EdUHK launch a new learning initiative to connect future doctors and teachers
connect*ed is a cross-disciplinary project that uses social media for structured interactive learning for the development of professional attributes.
Digital Panel Policy to ease sourcing of digital product and services for Australians
DTA has released the draft of the Digital
Panel Policy to improve the
experience of buying and selling digital products. It aims to help
agencies source digital products and services including ICT.
DICT expands provision of free public Wi-Fi internet access to Camarines Sur
With Pipol Konek, Camarines Sur is now the Philippine province with the highest number of towns connected to the internet.
Australia publishes blueprint on the use of data in planning transport network
The blueprint for gathering, processing and using data to
plan major national infrastructure projects is set to better inform decision
making across the sector and provide insight into Australia’s future
infrastructure needs.
Australia announces 3 new Defence Innovation Hub contracts to boost defence industry
According to Minister Pyne, investing in Defence innovation will not only build the innovation capabilities of Australian industry and research organisations, it will also deliver innovative capability solutions for use by Defence.
