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• ​Melbourne appoints first chief digital officer

  The City of Melbourne has appointed PwC partner Michelle Fitzgerald as Victoria’s first ever chief digital officer.
  

• Data.gov.au and data.sa share search metadata

  The data.gov.au website has shared its metadata with data.sa.gov.au, allowing users to search datasets from both sites using a shared search repository.
  

• Western Australia unlocks potential of open data

  Western Australia is finalising the blueprint for open government, together with a focus on being “open by default” and streamlining access to untapped data and services.

• World gets ready for international Open Data Day

  More than 110 cities around the world will take part in local hackathons, workshops and discussions on using open data to serve their communities on international Open Data Day.

• CIO year in review

  2014 was an eventful year for CIOs, with many starting new initiatives in mobility, wearables, machine learning and tapping into open data. Many CIOs also decided to change jobs and move to greener pastures.

• QLD govt talks cementing open data through legislation at G20 ICT Forum

  Queensland is pushing forward in making its government data open to the public, with assistant minister to the Premier, Ray Stevens, planning to introduce legislation next year that will cement this for the long term.

• The new black gold: the $48B open data bonanza

  Kudos to the government for its open data movement. Government inhales massive amounts of data from every sector of the economy, and the dynamics of this data ingestion are about to significantly expand with the data retention legislation.
  

• NSW govt dives deeper into data, digital

  The New South Wales government has revealed plans to digitise public records and make it easier for agencies to share data.

• Free online library will help Australian councils share information

  From November 3, Australian councils will be able to access a free online library that allows them to share processes such as building consents, wastewater management, environmental health and liquor licensing.

• NSW govt seeks apps on education, World War I

  The New South Wales government has announced a competition for apps based on open public data.

• Updated: New NSW transport apps in the works

  Transport for NSW, in partnership with Deloitte, has announced the winning entries from its Codeworks hackathon, which took place 20-21 September.

• NSW minister Dominic Perrottet lays out pre-election digital plan

  A 'digital first' strategy will drive NSW's $2 billion ICT program into the New Year with a renewed focus on mobile apps, data analytics, and internet technologies in the lead up to a March 2015 election.

• NSW govt calls for outside help on open data

  The NSW government is calling on the private sector to suggest new ways to reuse or reinterpret data held by its agencies under a newly established crowdsourcing initiative.
  

• Addressing cost and privacy issues with open data in government

  No doubt the government’s push for more open data could drive innovation in private sector organisations, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

• Smart city apps to alleviate Melbourne’s infrastructure problems

  More than 100 developers got together during a hackathon last week in Melbourne to tackle some of the biggest infrastructure-related problems such as traffic congestion, safety issues and pollution.