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

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

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.

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

The NSW Government has urged the state’s ICT industry to back forthcoming changes to procurement contracts but consternation among some have shown a continuing need to iron out differences.