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Australian Electoral Commission starts moving out of NEXTDC

Australian Electoral Commission starts moving out of NEXTDC

Picks new facility, downsizes on-prem infrastructure.
Ry Crozier Jul 17 2024 6:58AM Cloud
AEC checks Meta AI's handling of election questions

AEC checks Meta AI's handling of election questions

Does not want a role in policing deepfaked political content.
Ry Crozier May 21 2024 5:04AM Software
AEC reorganisation opens CIO role

AEC reorganisation opens CIO role

With a focus on Indigo program.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 19 2024 6:54AM Strategy
Meta's oversight board to investigate posts about Australian Indigenous vote

Meta's oversight board to investigate posts about Australian Indigenous vote

Meta to examine two cases on handling of potentially misleading posts.
Praveen Menon Feb 9 2024 2:11PM Marketing
AEC to replace payroll system for temporary election workforce

AEC to replace payroll system for temporary election workforce

Indigo modernisation program rolls on.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 11 2023 11:48AM Cloud
AEC plots next stage of mammoth election systems rebuild

AEC plots next stage of mammoth election systems rebuild

Looks to replace Australia's three core electoral IT systems.
Justin Hendry Aug 5 2022 12:50PM Strategy
AEC taps Accenture, Epicon for election systems rebuild

AEC taps Accenture, Epicon for election systems rebuild

Will assist with once-in-generation overhaul.
Justin Hendry Apr 6 2022 6:30AM Strategy
Macquarie Telecom retains spot as tech's top political donor

Macquarie Telecom retains spot as tech's top political donor

As Afterpay makes first-time donation.
Justin Hendry Feb 1 2022 1:12PM Strategy
AEC to scope voter verification tech for polling places

AEC to scope voter verification tech for polling places

Looks to automate mark-off from electoral list.
Justin Hendry Mar 24 2021 3:54PM Strategy
AEC to get another 5500 ECL devices for polling places

AEC to get another 5500 ECL devices for polling places

Secures $24.4 million in funding.
Justin Hendry Mar 1 2021 12:05PM Strategy
Macquarie Telecom reclaims its spot as tech's top political donor

Macquarie Telecom reclaims its spot as tech's top political donor

After being pipped by an outsourcer last year.
Justin Hendry Feb 1 2021 12:28PM Strategy
AEC preps election IT systems overhaul for market

AEC preps election IT systems overhaul for market

After $97m budget windfall.
Justin Hendry Oct 13 2020 12:17PM Strategy
Govt bankrolls election systems rebuild

Govt bankrolls election systems rebuild

Budget 2020: Fronts $97m for long-overdue overhaul.
Justin Hendry Oct 7 2020 12:28AM Strategy
AEC searches for next postal vote data capture solution

AEC searches for next postal vote data capture solution

To support 2021 or 2022 election.
Justin Hendry Sep 8 2020 12:21PM Strategy
AEC looks to ditch all paper lists on polling day

AEC looks to ditch all paper lists on polling day

Investigates cost of device rollout.
Justin Hendry Jul 1 2020 7:19AM Strategy
AEC in hiring spree ahead of core systems rebuild

AEC in hiring spree ahead of core systems rebuild

Moves to bolster IT team from July.
Justin Hendry Jun 3 2020 1:02PM Strategy
IT outsourcer TCS becomes Aussie tech's top political donor

IT outsourcer TCS becomes Aussie tech's top political donor

2019 election year marks first donation.
Justin Hendry Feb 3 2020 1:00PM Financial Services
AEC builds public-facing APIs to serve up election data

AEC builds public-facing APIs to serve up election data

Using Microsoft Azure.
Justin Hendry Jan 28 2020 11:40AM Cloud
Electoral systems evade cyber-attack during federal poll

Electoral systems evade cyber-attack during federal poll

AEC detects no successful compromises.
Justin Hendry Jul 30 2019 7:02AM Strategy
Electoral Commission spins up cyber ops centre

Electoral Commission spins up cyber ops centre

Looks to ex-cyber spooks to protect electoral systems.
Justin Hendry Apr 18 2019 12:45PM Strategy

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