Don't miss this event presented by the Government Information Technology Executive Council (GITEC). In July 2015, Ms. Council joined the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (OI&T) and Chief Information Officer. In this role, Ms. Council oversees the day-to-day activities of VA’s $4 billion IT budget and over 8,000 IT employees to ensure that VA has the IT tools and services needed...

GET A COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFING ON UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES IN: Public-private partnerships (P3s) are increasingly being viewed as an important solution to addressing the nation’s aging infrastructure. The P3 market continues to expand—more states are utilizing the P3 model and it is being applied to a widening range of asset classes. Where will states, counties and municipalities roll out the next series of P3 projects? How can the pri...

MEC enables MNOs to rapidly deploy scalable new services, both for consumer and enterprise business segments - helping them differentiate their service portfolio. Furthermore it helps create new revenue streams thanks to its ability to unlock innovative services that can be delivered from closer to the user, and can improve the bottom line whilst significantly improving end user QoE. The Mobile Edge Computing Congress is a unique industry gath...

Gain the knowledge you need to deliver business value and competitive advantage with data Join us at TDWI San Diego for end-to-end coverage of the most important and complex topics, skills, and disciplines that are essential to succeed in today’s data-driven world of business. Unlike any other conference experience, TDWI San Diego gives you the depth and breadth of knowledge and hands-on experience needed to deliver a cohesive data strat...

Faced with the biggest reform for 40 years, budget cuts and organisational change, Defence is presented with a new paradigm – how to effectively innovate and deliver value for money services to support our armed forces in the wake of a changing fiscal and operating environment. Effective partnering between defence and industry will continue to be critical to fostering a culture of innovation, constructive reforms and the achievement of m...

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States later this month, please join ITIF on September 17 for an expert panel discussion exploring the ramifications of China’s economic and trade strategies and delving into potential remedies and responses. Despite commitments China made when it joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 to embrace key tenets of rules-governed, market-based trade, it remains wedded to...

While most people are conditioned to see through the marketing hype surrounding “revolutionary!” and “game-changing!” new technologies, few have the same healthy skepticism when it comes to outsized claims about allegedly dire privacy risks that now routinely accompany many of the very same innovations. Taken at face value, these supposed privacy risks suggest that government should intervene to protect society. A close...

Learn and discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land access. The 6th annual Land Access Forum will, bring together Government departments, coal, CSG, UCG mining and exploration companies, mining and petroleum industry associations, landholders, law firms and consultants to discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land ac...

As the nature of crime becomes increasingly complex and sophisticated, it is important to have solid policy and foundations in place to support 21st century law enforcement. For effective policy, legislation and procedures to be successfully implemented, there must be strong cooperation and dialogue between police and industry to support officers on the front line in the face of adversity and the constantly changing dynamic with the general pu...

In the wake of the hepatitis A outbreak linked with foreign frozen berries early this year the government has announced plans to develop guidelines to overhaul food labelling laws in Australia. The topic has gained many column inches in recent weeks as government and industry alike grapple with the boundaries of labelling laws in this country. As this debate continues a forum is needed for all industry players to come together and discuss food...