Recognition for SA resources info service at the Australian Information Industry Association iAwards

A “BIG data” digital platform that provides access to information about South Australia’s resources sector has been recognised for its benefits to the state’s economy.

The SA Resources Information Gateway, developed by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, won the Public Sector Transformation award at last week’s Australian Information Industry Association iAwards in Adelaide.

Judging panel chair Don Easter said SARIG made 130 years of data accessible and usable to explorers, miners, government, businesses, indigenous communities, and the public.

“This will help lead to more transparent and better decision making as well as increased economic benefit to SA,” he said.

“Many businesses and governments around the world are talking about big data trends, and with SARIG, SA has actually delivered.”

Entrants competed in five core award categories: Business Services; Community Services; Consumer Markets; Industrial and Primary Services; and Public Sector & Government.

There were iAwards for additional contributions: Start-up of the Year; Research and Development; Project of the Year; and as Outstanding Infrastructure and Platform Innovations. An independent panel selected by the AIIA judged all nominations.

SA 2017 IAWARDS WINNERS AND MERIT RECIPIENTS

Business Services

Pernix Pty Ltd — High Performance Sports Analytics Platform (Winner)

Accodex — Accodex (Merit)

Industrial and Primary Services

Resolution Systems — MaxMine (Winner)

Public Sector and Government

DST Group & Data61 — Cross Domain Desktop Compositor (Winner)

Service SA, Department of the Premier and Cabinet — Whole of Government electronic forms platform (Merit)

Student

Murray Bridge High School — Life In High School [Junior Students] (Winner)

Murray Bridge High School — ImagineAR [Senior Students] (Winner)

Community Services

DXC Technology — The Dandelion Work Experience Program (Winner)

Mobility Innovation of the Year

LMZ Capital Pty Ltd — Golf Partner Connect (Winner)

iCorp Digital — iCorp Digital (Merit)

Start-up of the Year

Life Whisperer Diagnostics Pty Ltd — Life Whisperer (Winner)

Big Data/Machine Learning Innovation of the Year

Life Whisperer Diagnostics Pty Ltd — Life Whisperer (Winner)

Pernix Pty Ltd — High Performance Sports Analytics Platform (Merit)

Research and Development Project of the Year

DST Group & Data61 — Cross Domain Desktop Compositor (Winner)

Infrastructure and Platform Innovations of the Year

DST Group & Data61 — Cross Domain Desktop Compositor (Winner)

SA Premier’s Award for Public Sector Transformation

Department of the Premier and Cabinet — South Australian Resources Information Gateway (Winner)

Source: Adelaide Now