Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.
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Leaky systems are still the big news this week sadly and those protecting these systems are feeling tired and stressed.
I have to say I am wondering in the ADHA CEO might be asked to chat to the Robodebt RC given her previous senior role with Social Security etc.
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Monday, 31 October 2022 06:17
New study indicates cybersecurity professionals may be burning out at a faster rate than frontline healthcare workers
As October’s Mental Health Month and Cybersecurity Awareness Month both draw to a close, a new study from not-for-profit cyber mental health support initiative, Cybermindz.org is showing early evidence of burnout in cyber professionals, signalling a potential loss of skills to a critical part of the economy.
The organisation is quick to acknowledge that stress and burnout are not unique to cyber, but points out that systemic weaknesses in our human cyber defences would tend to impact society at mass levels, especially if essential services like water, energy, telecommunications, health, financial services, food distribution and transportation are affected.
As the nation digests the continuing fallout of the Optus, Medibank and MyDeal breaches and others that are coming to light, the organisation has warned that unless policy makers recognise the mental health impacts on Australia’s embattled cyber workforce, a deterioration in the mental health of core defenders may accelerate, creating a cascading effect of reduced effectiveness and increased risk.
While the research is ongoing and will run until year’s end, Cybermindz founder and veteran internet industry leader, Peter Coroneos explained the importance of signalling the emerging trend as he compared it to ‘the canary in the cybersecurity coal mine’.
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New cancer clinical trial platform launched in Melbourne
Wednesday, 02 November, 2022
A new clinical trial platform, the Brain-POP (brain perioperative), will enable doctors to precisely see the effect of a new drug therapy on a patient’s brain cancer, by comparing tumour samples before and after treatment.
Claimed to be a ‘world first’, the trial is led by The Brain Cancer Centre and research partners across Melbourne’s biomedical precinct and supported by the Victorian Government.
Survival rates for brain cancer have barely shifted in three decades, with 80% of patients diagnosed dying within five years. One Australian is diagnosed with brain cancer every five hours and more children die from brain cancer in Australia than any other disease.
Dr Jim Whittle, Laboratory Head at The Brain Cancer Centre/WEHI, and medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the RMH, said Brain-POP would begin to address the critical lack of trial options available to brain cancer patients and enable research discoveries to be rapidly translated into the clinic.
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https://medicalrepublic.com.au/racp-ditches-digital-exams-for-paper/80452
2 November 2022
RACP ditches digital exams for paper
The RACP has scrapped its digital exam format until further notice, with divisional written exams now to be conducted in a paper format and held twice a year.
The move follows a disastrous exam session in February which saw around 120 candidates initially unable to log on to the system.
The announcement to RACP members earlier today came with the release of an “outcomes report”, developed by KPMG and entitled Investigation into the Divisional Written Examinations held on 14 February 2022.
The college said while there were benefits to delivering exams through computer-based testing, this would not proceed until further review of the options in light of the KPMG report. The college added it would remain receptive to feedback on the issue.
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Australian Digital Health Agency and CSIRO to help connect Australia’s healthcare system
By Sean McKeown
1 November 2022
The Australian Digital Health Agency and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) have launched a new collaboration combining their skills and expertise to deliver a centre of excellence for connectivity across the Australian healthcare system, through the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS).
CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency Amanda Cattermole PSM said the Agency’s collaboration on the use of innovative digital services through its partnership with AEHRC would create a world-leading terminology service and capability for Australia.
“It will further strengthen both organisations’ reputations as leaders in clinical terminology,” she said.
Under the new partnership, the Agency retains responsibility for governance and the strategic role of end-to-end management, SNOMED CT licensing and the relationship with SNOMED International, while CSIRO will deliver the services and functions required to manage the NCTS, as well as content authoring and tooling.
The intention of the collaboration is to enable connectivity across all healthcare settings. This is achieved through driving future interoperability standards and governance discussions across different systems and healthcare settings to improve connectivity.
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ADHA, CSIRO to form a centre of excellence in Australian healthcare connectivity
They aim to create a "world-class" terminology service via the NCTS.
By Adam Ang
November 01, 2022 02:47 AM
The Australian Digital Health Agency and the Australian e-Health Research Centre under the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have entered into a new collaboration to deliver a centre of excellence for Australian healthcare connectivity.
Their partnership will create what they say is a "world-leading" terminology service and capability in Australia through the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS). The NCTS provides terminology services and tools, including an online browser, a mapping and authoring platform, and CSIRO’s national syndication server Ontoserver.
According to a media release, ADHA will remain responsible for the governance and end-to-end management, SNOMED CT licensing and the relationship with SNOMED International while CSIRO will now deliver the services and function required to manage the NCTS, as well as content authoring and tooling.
Over the next five years, they will develop new terminology content and refresh tooling via the NCTS.
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Australian Digital Health Agency and CSIRO join forces to help connect Australia's healthcare system
Published 1 November 2022
The Australian Digital Health Agency and Australia’s
national science agency, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC)
have launched a new collaboration combining their skills and expertise to
deliver a centre of excellence for connectivity across the Australian
healthcare system, through the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS).
CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency Amanda Cattermole PSM said the
Agency’s collaboration on the use of innovative digital services through its
partnership with AEHRC would create a world-leading terminology service and
capability for Australia.
“It will further strengthen both organisations’ reputations as leaders in
clinical terminology,” she said.
Under the new partnership, the Agency retains responsibility for governance and
the strategic role of end to end management, SNOMED CT licensing and the
relationship with SNOMED International, while CSIRO will deliver the services
and functions required to manage the NCTS, as well as content authoring and
tooling.
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Medibank customers in limbo as hacker ransom dilemma plays out
The health insurer is weighing up whether to pay off its hackers to avoid customer data being leaked, but it would be mad to do so and the government should forbid it.
Paul Smith Technology editor
Oct 31, 2022 – 11.00am
News that Medibank has been taking expert advice on whether it can pay a ransom to the hackers holding the medical details of more than four million Australians, is another public embarrassment for the company’s leadership and shows just how powerless it has become over the last two weeks.
It is a good thing that the negotiations have now been revealed, as a public conversation needs to take place about the ethics and practicalities of paying cyber criminals.
If it pays a ransom – which would likely be in the millions of dollars – Medibank will be far from the first company to do so, but it will be a landmark moment for Australian business, in showing the world’s cyber villains that it is truly open season in Australia.
The decision should be taken out of the hands of Medibank’s board and forbidden by the government.
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https://wildhealth.net.au/best-practice-in-3rd-party-integration-precedent/
2 November 2022
Best Practice in 3rd-party integration precedent
Big Data Cyber Security Sponsored
Sponsored
Best Practice Software encourages and champions for all practices to be cyber-security informed, educated, and vigilant of unapproved third-party requests for elevating database access.
The Optus and Medibank data breaches have left many health organisations scrambling to ensure their systems are safe and secure from unauthorised access.
Innovation within the health sector has birthed greater cyber security risks for general practice and primary care, with Australia’s health sector remaining the highest reporting industry sector, notifying 18% of all data breaches nationally between July and December 20211.
Best Practice Software launched a vigilance campaign last month to ensure all practices are aware of the risk of providing unauthorised database access to unqualified third-party applications.
“Recent events have served as a timely reminder that anyone can be the victim of cyber-crime,” said Lorraine Pyefinch, Bp Software Director, and Co-Founder. “It’s more important than ever for practices to review their processes to minimise risk to their patients and business.”
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InterSystems reveals the state of data analytics in A/NZ healthcare sector
By Zach Thompson
News editor
2 November, 2022
A new report from InterSystems finds healthcare organisations in Australia and New Zealand have serious difficulty deriving value from data analytics to help them achieve their business goals.
The State of Healthcare Analytics & Interoperability Study – Australia & New Zealand was conducted in collaboration with tech advisory firm, Ecosystm.
InterSystems recognised that local healthcare organisations wanted to use data analytics to better meet their organisational objectives, but didn't have a lot of information to draw from.
"Nothing like this has been done in Australia and New Zealand for the past decade," says Andrew Aho, Regional Director of Data Platforms at InterSystems. "We wanted to cover a broad range of organisations across the sector to give them a robust understanding of the state of data analytics in healthcare."
The study surveyed 180 healthcare executives (120 in Australia and 60 in New Zealand) throughout public and private organisations, large and small hospitals, and city and rural locations.
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‘Scripts-on-demand’ telehealth clinics are a major overservicing concern, PSR warns
In contrast to media claims, it says fraud is a tiny issue, with just two potential cases identified last year
1 November 2022
Telehealth clinics churning out scripts for expensive PBS-funded medicines are worrying the Professional Services Review far more than rare instances of fraud, the watchdog says.
Earlier this month, doctors came under fire in a series of reports from the ABC and Nine Newspapers, alleging billions being rorted from Medicare each year.
But the PSR’s annual report, the first under new acting director Dr Antonio Di Do, tells a different story.
Of the 22 practitioners the watchdog referred to other regulators for suspected criminal activity or misconduct during the last financial year, only two were a result of suspected fraud, it said.
The majority were referrals to AHPRA because of concerns over patient safety, including doctors with “extremely poor documentation”.
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Scamwatch: Fake cash settlement email making the rounds
November 4 2022 - 9:00am
Scams, and the con artists behind them, are forever evolving and becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot.
ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au, cyber.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.
If you have been the victim of a scam report it to scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam.
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South Island aged care facilities access electronic shared care record
Thursday, 3 November 2022
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth
Nearly 170 aged residential care
(ARC) facilities across the South Island now have access to their residents'
shared electronic care records via Health Connect South / HealthOne.
This ensures ARC staff have access to up-to-date information including lab
results, transfer of care letters, outpatient appointments, and shared care
plans to aid with planning and managing their residents’ care.
HealthOne general manager Rachael Page will be presenting on the project during
Digital
Health Week in Rotorua this December 5-8,
alongside Canterbury Clinical Network shared care planning programme lead and
product manager Rebecca Muir.
She says 38 sites had been successfully trialling access to HealthOne when
emergency Covid-19 funding was allocated in February 2022, for a rapid roll-out
to all South Island facilities.
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https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/621889/New-tech-expands-access-to-skin-checks.htm
New tech expands access to skin checks
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth
A Northland iwi health provider
is adopting the use of new technology to expand access to skin cancer checks,
focusing on Māori communities.
Auckland-based start-up Kāhu - a spinoff of MoleMap – partnered with iwi hauora
provider Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi, to provide free skin checks in Kaikohe in July
2022 using a specially designed camera to take images of lesions.
Over two days, MoleMap melanographers and Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi nurses saw 39
patients. Dermatologists were consulted via telehealth and recommended
treatment to five patients for potential skin cancers, four of which were
malignant.
Kāhu is partnering with Precision Driven Health to build tools leveraging
MoleMap’s database of skin lesions and has prioritised working with Māori
communities to further optimise its AI algorithm. This uses machine learning to
differentiate cancerous from benign lesions, and prioritises those that need to
be reviewed by a dermatologist.
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https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/621744/New-data-platform-to-share-cancer-information.htm
New data platform to share cancer information
Monday, 31 October 2022
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth
Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer
Control Agency, is developing a data platform to support the sharing of cancer
related information throughout the health system, called CanShare.
SNOMED CT medical terminology and the FHIR interoperability standard underpin
the CanShare platform, which John Fountain, manager, data, monitoring and
reporting, will be presenting on at Digital Health Week in Rotorua this
December.
He says cancer-related data is held in silos across the health system, which
means information is not always available to support clinical decision making.
CanShare is intended to share information in real time, at the point of care.
Fountain says Te Aho o Te Kahu
has engaged with around 200 frontline health care providers and consumers
regarding what information they need and how to describe that data.
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Roundup: Queensland virtual ED now available statewide and more briefs
Also, Western Australia plans to make its tele-stroke service available 24/7 by next year.
By Adam Ang
November 04, 2022 02:40 AM
Queensland expands virtual ED service statewide
Queensland Hospital and Health Services is expanding access to the Virtual Emergency Department service to all individuals in the state.
The telehealth service, which was developed and launched by Metro North Health during the height of the pandemic in 2020, is being made available for all Queenslanders needing urgent non-life threatening care.
According to a media release, the expanded service will be run by senior ED staff with GPs and QAS staff.
24/7 tele-stroke service in Western Australia targeted for next year
The Department of Health Western Australia's tele-stroke service is entering its second phase of implementation with a plan to transition to a 24/7 service.
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Data linkage project seeks to improve First Nations maternal and child health outcomes
The project has received federal funding to connect disparate health records of indigenous people.
By Adam Ang
November 04, 2022
02:29 AM
A new project led by indigenous community leaders, together with researchers from the University of Queensland, seeks to link disparate health records of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across health facilities to improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes.
The Digital Infrastructure For improving First Nations Maternal and Child Health (DIFFERENCE) project has been awarded A$3 million in funding from the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund.
It is a collaboration between UQ, the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Mater Health, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, CSIRO, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation and the Queensland University of Technology.
WHY IT MATTERS
For every 100,000 Australian women who gave birth over the past decade, 17.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women died, according to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This ratio is higher compared to the case of non-indigenous women (5.5 per 100,000 women).
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First stage of world-class Innovation Quarter health and commercial precinct opens at Westmead
Western Sydney University and Charter Hall are set to celebrate the opening of the first stage of the Westmead Innovation Quarter (iQ) – an extraordinary $350 million precinct investment in world-class health, medical and education research that is delivering benefits for the people of western Sydney.
A partnership between the University and Charter Hall, Stage 1 of iQ will be opened by The Hon. Ed Husic MP, Federal Minister for Industry and Science, on Friday 4 November 2022 at 2.00pm.
Located in the heart of the Westmead Health and Innovation precinct, iQ brings together Australia’s brightest minds from across the disciplines to share evidence-based research, harness leading technologies and generate health and medical breakthroughs to improve the lives and wellbeing of all Australians.
iQ and the surrounding site is home to the University's flagship research institutes — the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, NICM Health Research Institute, the Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), and Transforming Early Education and Child Health (TeEACH). These institutes are co-located with organisations such as CSIRO, Telstra Health, WentWest and Psych Central, providing an all-important springboard to foster new ideas and inspire innovative research collaborations.
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Data hack at IT firm may include health records of Victorian school students
By Najma Sambul and Madeleine Heffernan
November 5, 2022 — 9.53pm
Thousands of Victorian students and their families may have had personal data including medical information stolen after a technology company that has contracts with the Victorian government was hacked.
PNORS Technology Group works with six different state departments including Education and Training.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told The Sunday Age that data from the Victorian school entrance health questionnaire was included in the information stolen.
The questionnaire is completed by all families who start at a Victorian primary school, including government, Catholic and independent schools.
Sensitive personal information, including demographics, developmental and behavioural issues and family alcohol or drug problems, is part of the questionnaire.
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The Feasibility of Deriving the Electronic Frailty Index from Australian General Practice Records
Ebony T Lewis,1– 3 Margaret Williamson,1,4
Lou P Lewis,5 Danielle Ní Chróinín,6,7 Elsa Dent,8
Maree Ticehurst,5,9 Ruth Peters,2,3 Rona Macniven,1
Magnolia Cardona10,11
Abstract
Purpose: Frailty is a
prevalent condition in older adults. Identification of frailty using an
electronic Frailty Index (eFI) has been successfully implemented across general
practices in the United Kingdom. However, in Australia, the eFI remains
understudied. Therefore, we aimed to (i) examine the feasibility of deriving an
eFI from Australian general practice records and (ii) describe the prevalence
of frailty as measured by the eFI and the prevalence with socioeconomic status
and geographic remoteness.
Participants and Methods: This retrospective
analysis included patients (≥ 70 years) attending any one of > 700 general
practices utilizing the Australian MedicineInsight data platform, 2017– 2018. A
36-item eFI was derived using standard methodology, with frailty classified as
mild (scores 0.13– 0.24); moderate (0.25– 0.36) or severe (≥ 0.37).
Socioeconomic status (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index)) and
geographic remoteness (Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGC)
remoteness areas) were also examined.
Results: In total, 79,251 patients (56%
female) were included, mean age 80.0 years (SD 6.5); 37.4% (95% CI 37.0– 37.7)
were mildly frail, 16.7% (95% CI 16.4– 16.9) moderately frail, 4.8% (95% CI
4.7– 5.0) severely frail. Median eFI score was 0.14 (IQR 0.08 to 0.22); maximum
eFI score was 0.69. Across all age groups, moderate and severe frailty was
significantly more prevalent in females (P < 0.001). Frailty severity
increased with increasing age (P < 0.001) and was strongly associated with
socioeconomic disadvantage (P < 0.001) but not with geographic remoteness.
Conclusion: Frailty was identifiable from
routinely collected general practice data. Frailty was more prevalent in
socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, women and older patients and existed in
all levels of remoteness. Routine implementation of an eFI could inform
interventions to prevent or reduce frailty in all older adults, regardless of
location.
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ANDHealth and Industry News: 4 November 2022
Draft Agenda and First Speakers Announced for Our Upcoming Digital Health Summit!
We're excited to release the draft agenda and announce some
of the incredible speakers for our upcoming Summit – The Future of Australia's
Fast-Growing Digital Health Sector: The Awakening Giant.
Join us in Melbourne this December to hear from digital and connected health
experts including:
· Lisa Suennen | Managing Partner, Venture Valkyrie
· Bronwyn Le Grice | CEO and Managing Director, ANDHealth
· Elizabeth Koff | Managing Director, Telstra Health
· Dr Silvia Pfeiffer | CEO, Coviu
· Corrie McLeod | Publisher, InnovationAus
· Luke Renehan | CEO & Founder, VaxApp
· Sam Lanyon | Executive Director and General Manager Innovation Services, Planet Innovation
· Kaye Hocking | Director of Product Management, Alcidion
· Kate Lewkowski | CEO and Co-Founder, Neurotologix
· Kate Taylor | CEO, Oculo
· Annette Schmiede | Chief Executive Officer, Digital Health CRC
· Dr Louise Schaper | CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
· Emma Hossack | CEO, Medical Software Industry Association
· Sergio Duchini | Non-Executive Director, AusBiotech
· Grant Dooley | CEO, Breakthrough Victoria
To celebrate the draft agenda and first round of speakers being released, we
have extended our early-bird discounted pricing through to 18 November
2022. Don’t miss your chance to be part of Australia’s Awakening Giant –
secure your registration today!
Details
When: 6 December 2022
Where: RACV City Club Melbourne | 501 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Early-bird Standard Registration: $495 (plus GST)
Early-bird Group Registration: $420 (plus GST) per ticket
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https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/careers/senior-communications-officer
Senior Communications Officer
APS6 ($101,757 - $114,800)
Corporate Services Division > Communications
Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney
Closing - 18 Nov 2022
Division Overview
Corporate services – responsible for bringing together our corporate enabling services so that they are coordinated, effective and mutually reinforcing.
Primary Purpose of Position
The Corporate Services division is seeking a highly motivated Senior Communications Officer who will promote the Agency’s priorities and programs of work, proactively developing and coordinating communications plans, using initiative and judgement to develop strategic solutions to address opportunities and challenges, to keep staff informed and motivated.
The role will lead the development and implementation of communication strategies and plans, and will drive innovative communication approaches that contribute to business improvement strategies and change in workplace practices.
The Senior Communications Officer will be responsible for developing clear, engaging and visually attractive communications, and coordinating distribution through various Agency channels, reporting to Manager Communications. The role has a strong focus on internal communications.
Key success factors of this role are exceptional writing skills, high attention to detail, proven experience in developing and implementing communications strategies and plans, and the ability to effectively prioritise and execute deliverables in a high-pressure environment. In addition, the Senior Communications Officer will have the ability to effectively manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve business and agency communication objectives.
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https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=10000427700482657
Tech Savvy Series: Introduction to My Health Record
Mon Nov 28 2022 at 01:00 pm Morwell Library, Elgin Street, Morwell, Australia
Learn the basics of digital literacy.
About this Event
You told us and we listened! You love coming to Libraries to get tech help, and we love connecting you to the digital world.
This session: Introduction to My Health Record
Your My Health Record account is a convenient way to keep all your medical information together in one place. You can work with your doctor to build a Shared Health Summary and set things up so people have all the information they need to help you in an emergency.
This workshop will introduce you to:
The basics of My Health Record and help you get started
Give you some examples for where My Health Record is useful
What you need to bring:
Your charged device (or you may be able to access a Library device)
Your login and password details (for your eyes only!)
Yourself (no prior knowledge needed!)
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Alcidion - Q1 FY23 Quarterly Activities Report and
Investor
Webcast recording
Melbourne, Australia – Alcidion Group Limited (‘Alcidion’ or the ‘Company’) today releases its Appendix 4C for the quarter ended 30 September 2022 (Q1 FY23).
Highlights:
- Cash receipts of $12.0M, an increase of 83% on the prior corresponding period (pcp)
- Q1 new TCV sales of $1.8M, with $1.3M recognisable in the current year
- Total contracted revenue at end of Q1 of $29.0M, up 69% on pcp
- On constant currency basis total contracted revenue was $29.3M
- Further $2.6M of scheduled renewal revenue expected to be recognised in FY23
- Q1 negative operating cashflow of $0.5M, significant improvement versus negative $3.4M pcp
- Cash balance of $16.2M at 30 September 2022, with no debt
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Monday, 31 October 2022 09:42
$2.4 billion NBN Co budget allocation should improve service performance, Commpete urges Albanese Government
The Albanese Government will expand full-fibre access to 1.5 million premises by 2025 with a $2.4 billion equity investment to NBN Co over four years in the 2022-23 federal budget. However, the allocation must produce improved service performance for fibred statements in those catchments, according to telecommunications challenger alliance Commpete.
In a statement, the Albanese Government claimed that the $2.4 billion allocation will deliver a faster and more reliable NBN to communities and businesses.
The government estimates that over 660,000 premises in regional Australia will benefit from the investment.
This translates to 10 million homes and businesses across Australia. The fibre rollout will give them access to speeds of up to 1gb per second by late 2025.
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Enjoy!
David.
Does anyone know? Is the ADHAs CEO, Amanda Cattermole, playing that popular blind-fold party game of PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY with CSIROs AEHRC?
ReplyDeleteThe Australian Digital Health Agency and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) have launched a new collaboration combining their skills and expertise to deliver a centre of excellence for connectivity across the Australian healthcare system, through the National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS).
CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency Amanda Cattermole PSM said the Agency’s collaboration on the use of innovative digital services through its partnership with AEHRC would create a world-leading terminology service and capability for Australia.
would create a world-leading terminology service and capability for Australia. The Terminology service has been around for years, output of NEHTA; the reason is probably more because most of those who know AMT and the CSiRO Tooling are all left and primarily working for CSiRO.
ReplyDeleteHow that equates to a centre of excellence for connectivity alludes to me
They are floating the idea of a national testing and training environment next.