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• Optus and NICTA mobile app competition now open

  The annual Optus and NICTA ‘Unleash Your App’ competition has kicked off today, with Australian university students called on to develop Android-based applications for the chance to win $5000 in prize money.

• Gaming start-up Scalify receives $2m funding boost from Starfish Ventures

  New start-up company Scalify has received a $2 million funding boost from Starfish Ventures for its peer-to-peer technology called Badumna.

• NICTA to lead $5m geothermal energy project

  National ICT Australia (NICTA) has established an ICT-enabled geothermal energy initiative; the first project to be funded under the Federal Government’s $126 million Emerging Renewables Program.

• In pictures: Techfest 2012

  Computerworld Australia gives you an inside look of NICTA's Techfest 2012, which is in its seventh year, held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney.

• ACT government to hand NICTA $12 million

  The Australian Capital Territory government will hand National ICT Australia (NICTA) $12 million in funding to further research and strengthen relationships between NICTA and ACT government agencies and the community of Canberra.

• Canberra student takes out top ‘Unleash Your App’ award

  A Canberra undergraduate student has taken out the top ‘Unleash Your App’ award after developing an Android app for public transport users.

• In pictures: Dell Kace customers party in Sydney

  NICTA, Pindan and Cerebal Palsy staff celebrate with Dell Kace executives after seventh annual conference.

• Optus and NICTA launch mobile app competition for students

  Undergraduate university students across Australia have been called on to develop Android-based applications for the 'Unleash your App' competition, with the chance to win $5000 in prize money.

• Carbon, transport costs set to plummet thanks to NICTA's Intelligent Fleet Logistics project

  Transport costs and carbon emissions could be slashed via a new Intelligent Fleet Logistics project under development by National ICT Australia (NICTA).

• NICTA set to tackle conservative Cloud adoption, collaboration

  Conservative adoption of Cloud computing and a lack of interaction between the research and design (R&D) and commercial sectors are two big issues that National ICT Australia’s (NICTA) new Cloud business strategist, Bruce McCabe, is keen to tackle.

• Updated: CSIRO, NICTA sign MoU with NBN Co for access to test sites

  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), National ICT Australia (NICTA) and the NBN Co have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allow access for the research bodies to National Broadband Network test sites for the trial of broadband applications and technologies.

• In pictures: NICTA Future Logistics Living Lab opening

  The development of IT which will aid the Australian transport and logistics sector has received a boost with National ICT Australia’s (NICTA) latest venture, the Living Lab. Pictures courtsey of NICTA and Jeffrey Lee.

• In pictures: NICTA Techfest 2011

  NICTA held its annual research and innovation event, Techfest, in Sydney this week bringing together members of the IT and scientific community.

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  Cloud computing self-regulation needed: Analyst

  Self-regulation would lead to a more trustworthy, local Cloud provider industry and avoid contractual hassles, according to an analyst firm.

• NICTA, ANU and CSIRO partner with Microsoft

  Microsoft has announced partnerships with three Australian research organisations, including National ICT Australia (NICTA), the Australian National University (ANU) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), with the aim to provide researchers with Cloud computing resources and support.