COVID-19

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  Councils encouraged to tap pedestrian data for COVID-19 recovery

  Australian-developed IoT devices add to data about pandemic.
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  Victoria trials real-time occupancy data on public transport

  Sensors to feed commuters crowding estimates for physical distancing.
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  Leash IT begins marketing Social Distancing Bracelet

  Also pitching the Bluetooth Low Energy devices as contract tracing solution.
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  Announcing the 2020 IoT Awards finalists

  From local government data sharing initiatives to large ‘mixed reality’ system deployment.
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  COVID-19 has brought workplace monitoring technology to the fore

  The pandemic has been a catalyst for the creation of LPWAN solutions.
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  Meet the Australian electronics manufacturer that sidestepped the lockdown

  Entech Electronics shows value of local Internet of Things device manufacturing.
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  Inmarsat looks to remote connectivity in a post-COVID-19 world

  How the satellite company fits into the changing IoT connectivity landscape.
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  Sydney Trains using app, sensors to monitor crowding

  Ups real-time data flows to monitor passenger numbers.
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  Australia must urgently skill-up for Internet of Things era, says IoTAA

  Begins survey to identify skills gaps and inform educators.
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  Australian company sees market for COVID-19 contact tracing tool for businesses

  Learn how it's adapting indoor tracking technology for the fight against COVID-19.
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  Government proposes up to five years jail for unlawful use of COVIDSafe data

  Unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill.
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  Australian researchers tap pedestrian counters for COVID-19 project

  Quantifying effect of COVID-19 crisis at local level.
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  COVIDSafe app hit 2 million downloads in 24 hours

  Australians enthusiastically embraced the government’s new contact tracing app when it launched.
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  COVID-19 brings data integration challenges to the fore

  “Huge investment” in digital projects taking place, reports CEO of Australian data integration company Reekoh.
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  Major Australian IoT providers fund COVID-19 discussion hub

  As focus increases on use of real-time data to combat crises.
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  How real-time data can help Australian organisations fight crises like COVID-19

  VIDEO: Listen to IoT Alliance Australia CEO Frank Zeichner explain how the Internet of Things can help.
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  COVID-19 will spur "massive" spending on digital infrastructure, predicts IoTAA chair

  VIDEO: IoT Alliance Australia Executive Council chair Piers Hogarth-Scott outlines how he sees the crisis affecting technology spending.
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  How pedestrian-counters could help during COVID-19

  VIDEO: IoT Australia Alliance board member Catherine Caruana-McManus explains how the Internet of Things could help during major crises.
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  COVID-19 will transform Australia's real-time data needs, says IoTAA

  Organisations will need better real-time, remote management capabilities, says the peak industry body for the Internet of Things.
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  'Pandemic drone' could join COVID-19 fight

  Defence researchers adapt survivor spotter.