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17 June 2013 | News

The Philippines to use Blue Gene Supercomputer for weather forecasting

By the end of 2013, the Philippines will be the first country in South East Asia to acquire an IBM Blue Gene Supercomputer to improve its weather forecasting system and genomics research.

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17 June 2013 | Spotlight

GIS Licensing Agreement improves New Zealand’s resource management

New Zealand’s Natural Resources Sector is leveraging its Enterprise Licensing Agreement with Esri to develop a more collaborative approach in natural resource management.

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17 June 2013 | News

FutureGov Forum Victoria spotlights ICT governance

ICT governance comes under scrutiny at next month’s FutureGov Forum Victoria – with a closer look at how the Victorian government’s AUD 1.5 billion ICT spend will be revitalised. Public sector leaders — from Australia and the US — share new insights about delivering the “biggest bang for the buck.”

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14 June 2013 | News

Australia escalates use of cloud services

The use of cloud services is on the upswing in Australia – with this platform becoming integral across government, industry and consumers, says a new report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

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14 June 2013 | News

The Philippines launches new ICT projects

The Department of Science and Technology launched the four major components of its National IT flagship project called Integrated Government Philippines (iGovPhil), which aims to enhance the efficiency of government operations and services by leveraging ICT.

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14 June 2013 | News

Indian state to deploy financial management software solutions

The Finance Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh will be deploying a comprehensive suite of IT solutions that aims to further enhance the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the state’s financial transactions and operations.

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13 June 2013 | News

Singapore University develops social media-based dengue prediction system

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a social media-based system called “Mo-Buzz” that can predict in advance where and when dengue might occur.

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13 June 2013 | News

Abu Dhabi unveils major SDI projects

The Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre held its latest periodic meeting with members of the Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure (AD-SDI) initiative as part of its efforts to incorporate best practices and lessons learned in the development of its SDI.

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13 June 2013 | News

World Food Programme to introduce electronic food vouchers

The World Food Programme is working together with financial services company Mastercard to introduce electronic food vouchers in the Iraqi Public Distribution system.

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12 June 2013 | News

Building better communities for remote Indigenous Australians

By mapping residential property data with socio-economic information, South Australia’s Department of Community and Social Inclusion is providing remote Indigenous communities with better access to quality housing.

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