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...

The event regularly features a jam-packed program discussing the latest mining developments, assessing the way forward for the country?s crucial port and rail progress, examining Mozambican Government policies and the investment opportunities. The conference is officially supported by the Mozambican Government. Dates and venue for 2015 have just been confirmed for the 27-28 July 2015 at the Hotel Avenida in Maputo.

Federal Information Technology Reform Act Symposium Series The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) represents the most comprehensive overhaul of Government IT since Clinger-Cohen. OMB is preparing implementation guidance for the requirements of the law, however, each Federal agency will need to develop their own implementation policies and processes. FITARA changes the Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) role si...

Cloud World Forum continues to go from strength to strength, and we're looking forward to 2015 being the best year yet! CEOs, CIOs, CDOs, CMOs, HR and Finance Directors will once again meet with service providers and their partners to bring the digital enterprise to life through cloud technology. In June 2014 our attendees enjoyed innovative, market-leading knowledge-sharing throughout 12 content rich conference theatres, learning from 300+ of...

Enterprise Apps World, co-located with Cloud World Forum, is back by popular demand for 2015. Now in its second year, Enterprise Apps World has been developed to address the demands of the global enterprise market to fully understand and safely invest in the B2Employee and B2Customer applications market. Enterprise Apps World brings together CIOs, CTOs, Heads of IT, Security, Mobility and App Developers and provides visitors with the informati...