The government of Western Australia launched a new Interagency Data Science Graduate Programme, a first for the Western Australian public sector, to put graduates at the forefront of some of the State’s most innovative projects and critical initiatives.
Following the launch of the Digital Strategy 2021-2025 and the focus on using data-driven decisions to benefit the community, the government identified the need to create a defined data science career pathway in the public sector.
Weiterlesen: AU: Western Australia Launches Data-Driven Programme
Global research seminar series tackles SDGs
Academics from some of the world's top institutions will come together in August to brainstorm ideas to create more sustainable cities and communities.
Over a series of three virtual workshops, from 2-15 August, academics from Cornell University, UCL and Tata Institute of Social Sciences will join colleagues from the University of Sydney as well as industry representatives and non-government organisations, to discuss ideas to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Private companies and public authorities are quietly using facial recognition systems around Australia.
Despite the growing use of this controversial technology, there is little in the way of specific regulations and guidelines to govern its use.
Weiterlesen: AU: Facial recognition is on the rise – but the law is lagging a long way behind
For about 15 years, the City of Hobart had been using CCTV to protect council property and keep the streets safe. But the system was ad-hoc, patchy, siloed, unreliable.
That changed some two years ago when Council decided to upgrade the city’s legacy security system and reinstate it as a single, citywide integrated network.
Weiterlesen: AU: Council says integrated camera network boosts security
Residents and business owners will find it easier and more cost-effective to access Council services, information and support thanks to Logan City Council’s 2022/2023 Budget.
Council will undertake a series of IT upgrades that will improve and strengthen digital capacity, provide value-for-money outcomes for ratepayers and increase cyber security.
Weiterlesen: AU: Queensland: Logan: Budget: A smart, connected city