A new software application designed to help cut down on data entry is saving valuable time for electrical contractors. [ + ]

Transport Certification Australia (TCA) is a national government body responsible for providing assurance in the use of telematics and related intelligent technologies. TCA's mission is to provide assurance to governments, industry sectors and end users in the use of telematics and related intelligent technologies to enable improved surface transport outcomes in productivity, safety and efficiency to be realised. [ + ]

Cisco, in association with foundation partners Curtin University and Woodside Energy, has established The Cisco Internet of Everything Innovation Centre (CIIC) — an industry and research collaboration centre. [ + ]

Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM), publisher of Technology Decisions, this week announced it has acquired public sector media brand Government Technology Review (GTR). [ + ]

The ISO 9001 Quality Management System standard was first released over 30 years ago, with millions of organisations worldwide adopting the system to focus on increased growth, productivity, retention and customer satisfaction. [ + ]

Hills has signed a new agreement to be the Australian distributor of IP surveillance solution brand VIVOTEK. [ + ]

A new partnership between the CSIRO and ENA will focus on delivering a roadmap for the electricity networks industry to help accommodate the adoption of new technologies over the next 10 years. [ + ]

The inaugural Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2015) is being held on Queensland's Gold Coast from 14-16 October 2015. A joint initiative of the Australiasian College of Road Safety, Austroads and the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), the event is a response to the United Nationals call for a Decade of Action on Road Safety. [ + ]

ABB has won an order worth about $450 million to link the power grids of the United Kingdom and Norway, increasing security of power supply for both countries and supporting the integration of more wind and hydroelectric power into their networks. [ + ]

The 10.6 MW solar PV installation with storage at the DeGrussa Copper Mine in Western Australia has received $20.9 million in support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). [ + ]

A Roselands trader was ordered to pay $8406 in fines and professional costs for contracting and coordinating unlicensed specialist work. [ + ]

Electrical grids can work if, and only if, the amount of electricity inserted into the grid from power plants is matched, second by second, to the amount of electricity extracted from the grid by consumers. If this doesnt happen there are blackouts. [ + ]

NHP and Alstom Grid have signed an official distribution agreement, marking a milestone in the partnership between the two companies. [ + ]

Senior executives from Engineers Australia and the Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation (IICA) will open Australia's premier automation, control and instrumentation conference and expo, ACI Connect, next month in Sydney.

Mobile phone users in Australia have long been conditioned to accept less-than-stellar coverage in regional areas, so the recent news that the federal government has awarded funding for 70 base stations to Vodafone will no doubt be welcomed by some. [ + ]