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• Dollar lands at SA Human Services

  ​Departing chief information officer of the Northern Territory’s Department of Primary Industry and Resources (DPIR), Rowan Dollar, has been appointed CIO of South Australia’s Department of Human Services (DHS).

• Adelaide to be home to Australian Space Agency

  The Australian Space Agency will be headquartered in Adelaide, the federal government announced today.

• Victoria Police relying on obsolete tech

  Seventy-nine per cent of the IT systems relied on by Victoria Police to support critical business functions are “obsolete,” an investigation by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has concluded.

• Fintech removes humans from home loan process to approve in 22 minutes

  A South Australian fintech claims to have reduced the home loan approval process from 22 days to 22 minutes, thanks to an online platform launched today.

• New SA child protection department seeks CIO

  ​A CIO is being sought for a newly established South Australia government body tasked with protecting children in the state.

• SAPOL invest $780k in facial recognition tech

  ​South Australia Police will soon be using facial recognition technology to catch criminals “quickly and expeditiously” following the award of a $780,000 contract to NEC.

• South Australia refines digital roadmap

  With an eye on “big plans, small projects”, South Australia is fast-tracking its digital reforms agenda. The state’s CIO, Bret Morris, told CIO Australia that it is focusing mostly on mobile apps and open data.

• SA government to move more services online, become 'digital by default'

  The South Australian government has released an ICT strategy document that sets out its goal to put more government services online and and become “digital by default”.

• Queensland gets a new CIO

  The Queensland government has appointed former SA government IT head Andrew Mills as its new CIO.

• SA government CIO embarks on security awareness campaign

  Government workers in South Australia are getting briefed on security threats such as social engineering calls and emails as part of an awareness campaign.

• South Australian government readies new IT strategy

  The South Australian government is working on a new IT strategy which includes improving IT security and department collaboration.
  

• ICAC, Police score big funding wins in SA ICT budget

  South Australia’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and Office for Public Integrity has been allocated $10.3 million for new IT systems in the 2013-14 budget.

• SA is setting the e-commerce benchmark: AIIA

  The South Australian government has set the standard for e-commerce across the nation with the launch of its new strategic plan, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has said.

• SA to turn ambulances into remote offices

  South Australian ambulances will be able to tap directly into emergency response and medical information systems via a high-speed mobile broadband network under a new project flagged by the state government.

• SA Government delays prison biometrics rollout

  Plans by the South Australian Government to roll out biometrics at a number of prisons acrosss the state have been delayed due to required construction work.