Why smarter choices in funding allocation are essential for sustainable service delivery

Asset practitioners are working with constrained resources that require them to think creatively and innovatively as well as strategically.

17 January, 2022

Victoria rolls out IoT network for farmers

The Victorian government is rolling out a trial of Internet of Things technology for the state’s farmers.

20 February, 2020

Gold Coast unveils nation’s largest digital network

The City of Gold Coast wants to become Australia’s leading digital city by 2021.

20 May, 2019

Tamworth in energy-cutting smart city trial

Tamworth Council will head up Australia’s first fully integrated IoT smart city trial.

26 April, 2019

Embrace streets as ‘important public spaces’, governments told

A collaboration of planners, architects and technology developers says that greener, smarter streets lead to more inclusive cities.

18 May, 2018

Governments to increase spending on cloud, cybersecurity and analytics

Gartner’s Rick Howard Leading IT analyst group Gartner predicts that cloud computing, cybersecurity and data analytics will be the top technology spending priorities in the public sector CIOs in 2018. And data centre infrastructure will be the most commonly targeted technology for cost savings. A global Gartner survey of government CIOs found that 16 percent […]

1 February, 2018

Effective security means better systems

The Australian urban streetscape has long featured video surveillance via high definition cameras. But there is more to security than high quality hardware – you need the right systems and techniques behind it. Many countries are now stepping up their security in terms of technology, budget and the number and skills of people involved in […]

11 December, 2017

How KPMG sees the future of local government

How can local government continue to meet the needs of residents and provide excellence in services, and still stay on budget? Do services need to be point scored to be considered as core essentials? What are the best ways to drive efficiency? The pressures on local government to get key investment, resource allocation and delivery […]

12 October, 2017

The rise and risks of smart cities

Smart cities are possible and, indeed, inevitable with smart management from governments.

21 September, 2017

Cut costs and engage citizens? Try the Internet of Things

Public sector savings and improvements abound.

28 January, 2016