BOM gets Cray supercomputer for weather predictionThe Bureau of Meteorology has completed the commissioning of its new supercomputer from American manufacturer Cray.November 20, 2016 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
Data61 revamps government data to make it more publicly accessibleAustralia's peak research body is working on a barrage of projects aimed at giving the ordinary citizen access to an unprecedented amount of government data.March 9, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
NSW Transport awards $1.8m online open data hub contractThe New South Wales government has awarded AU$1.8 million to Melbourne-based Versent to build a new online open data hub for the state's transport department.February 10, 2016 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
Commonwealth launches AU$131m data analytics policy-shaping initiativeThe Data Integration Partnership for Australia will create a central capability that will use data to form social, industry, environmental, and government efficiency policies.May 24, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
SA government using data to protect vulnerable childrenThe state government is embarking on a data-driven project it hopes will result in better outcomes for vulnerable children in South Australia.August 1, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
ASX-listed 3D Medical makes AU$60m hospital data play3D Medical has acquired US diagnostic image management company Mach7 Technologies in a AU$60 million deal that will see the Australian company take on the global hospital market.March 21, 2016 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
Culture and lack of skills holding back Australia's open source adoption: ColesNiall Keating, head of Big Data at Coles, believes it is both the scarcity of talent and Australia's cultural stagnancy that is holding the country back from exploring the potential of open source.August 31, 2016 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
Coles Group eyes data from customer in-store trackingAs Coles Group looks to remain relevant to its customers, the grocery giant is looking into the idea of in-store tracking to boost its data collection capabilities.May 11, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
PSMA Australia launches Geoscape location analytics toolGeoscape uses a combination of satellite imagery, crowdsourcing, and machine learning to capture attributes of Australia's built environment and link it to a geocoded address.April 4, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data
ASIC to form chief data office for data strategy rolloutThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission's new data strategy will see the regulator transition to a more 'data-driven' organisation that is keen to explore technologies such as blockchain, it has said.September 18, 2017 by Asha Barbaschow in Big Data