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Sixteen NSW councils will trial technologies to speed up development assessment timeframes, as part of the State Government’s $A5.6 million investment into introduce artificial intelligence into the planning system.

The Federal Court has handed out a substantial fine of $A1.44M, with $A315K attributed to record-keeping breaches in regarded to employee pay records, to 85 Degrees Coffee Australia.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a two-year, $US50 million investment designed to help public sector organizations – and those that directly support their technology needs – to accelerate innovation in support of critical missions using AWS generative AI services and infrastructure.

Australia’s largest private health insurer was aware of “serious deficiencies in its cybersecurity and information security framework” a full two years before the October 2022 data breach that saw a record loss of personal customer information to hackers, the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has alleged in a document filed to the Federal Court

Neither AUSTRAC or Services Australia is well placed to ensure business continuity or disaster recovery in the event of a significant or reportable cyber security incident, according to a new report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

Freedom of Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd wants to embed a culture of compliance with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) in Australian Government agencies in a “systematic and rigorous manner”.

New research shows1 in 3 organizations were unable to detect a breach in the last 12 months, with just 25 percent able to respond in realtime, revealing a cybersecurity preparedness gap.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is seeking to rectify serious issues with its Information Management capabilities, issuing a tender for market feedback on options for fixing its "obsolete" systems, in three phases over five years.

A survey of nearly 700 IT professionals about their views on artificial intelligence (AI), found that despite a near-unanimous desire to adopt AI technology, very few respondents have confidence in their organization’s readiness to integrate AI, pointing to limitations in data and infrastructure and security concerns.

Ventia has launched RegTech, a generative AI solution to streamline how employees query Ventia’s document library for information around internal standards, compliance, and operating procedures. The solution – designed as an AI chatbot – handles employee requests for information and searches for answers within Ventia’s online document system – delivering these to employees quickly and efficiently.