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A critical aspect of the National Blood Authority’s work - collaborating across all Australian governments to manage and coordinate an adequate, safe and affordable supply of blood and blood products and services - has become significantly easier thanks to an innovative and secure private workspace provided via Objective Connect.

All information held and processed by an organization is subject to the risks of attack, error and natural disaster, and other vulnerabilities inherent to its use. Information security is therefore at the heart of an organization’s activities and focuses on information that is considered a valuable “asset” requiring appropriate protection, for example against the loss of availability, confidentiality and integrity.

Scientists at the University of Southampton UK have made a major step forward in the development of digital data storage that is capable of surviving for billions of years.

Not all document management solutions are created equal. There's an abundance of products on the market designed to help organizations manage their information - but it can be hard to tell which ones are the most effective for businesses. Because of this, companies sometimes end up with systems that don't support their full spectrum of document management needs. Here are some indicators that you need might to replace your document management solution:

As the automation of physical and knowledge work advances, many jobs will be redefined rather than eliminated—at least in the short term, according to Michael Chui, James Manyika, and Mehdi Miremadi, analysts at the McKinsey Global Institute in Chicago

While the number of organizations undertaking data initiatives is growing, sufficient data quality remains elusive for most, and that is affecting the ability of organizations to meet project goals or customer needs.

Similar to the path recently taken by Hewlett-Packard (HP), Xerox (US) has announced it intends to separate into two independent publicly-traded companies.

Konica Minolta has invested in the med-tech start up Clevertar which creates digital agents or avatars in the healthcare industry. With applications available via iOS and Android, Clevertar's products have the potential to democratise health care and are already being used to improve patient outcomes in the diabetes and aged care spaces. 

The National Archives of Australia has developed two new products to help Commonwealth agencies achieve the Government’s Digital Continuity 2020 policy targets. 

Dr Sharon Hakkennes has been appointed Barwon Health’s new Chief Information Officer. Sharon has worked in the health care industry for more than 20 years, and has held several leadership roles at Barwon Health for some time, including Director of Health Informatics, and Manager of Physiotherapy.