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• Digital Transformation Tools for our Future

  [Kareen]
  A year ago today we started a transformation program that put digital at the core of everything we do. 12 months later, my team and I are excited about what we have achieved, and just as excited about what’s to come.
  
  [Andrew W]
  The Standards Information Management portal is an online library of national and international standards that’s scalable, high performance and built on best of breed technology. 
  Our committees will now have instant access to the standards they need. And what’s great about SIM is not only the value it provides now, but what it will enable
  us to do in the future.
  
  [Andrew D]
  To improve our digital publishing abilities, we needed to move to XML tools. And this meant leaving the Microsoft Word environment we’ve been working in for 15 years. We’ve developed an easy to use document for drafting new standards, so committees can focus on content.
  Our XML tools remove the fiddly formatting, and even better, they allow us to publish in different media, and that’s giving our customers more choice in how they connect with and how they use our content.
  
  [Eddie]
  ISOlutions is the new e-balloting platform for our ISO mirror committees. Launching this platform is about helping our contributors to make better use of their time, while making it easier for us to do our jobs.
  It is early days, but already we are hearing consistent feedback that the implementation is simple, intuitive and creates a much more streamlined balloting experience.
  
  [Kareen]
  By moving to an agile environment, and with great support from our partners and contributors, we’ve designed and delivered solutions that meet the needs of today, and set us up for tomorrow.
  
  Our next 12 months will be just as exciting as we work to improve the contributor experience. A digital Standards Australia?
  
  You bet. 

  26 May 2017

• International Blockchain Conference 2017

  [music]
  [Mark Ebeling]
  Blockchain is one of those technologies that is really going to change the world
  
  [Scott Farrell]
  Because It's a brand new kind of system, one like none other we've seen before
  
  [Adrian McCullagh] 
  The governor of the Bank of England noted that the blockchain is the start of the fourth information revolution
  
  [Rob Hanson]
  There's a requirement to signal certainty to the marketplace that blockchain is something that can be used, can be adopted and can produce a lot of value
  
  [Emma Weston]
  And one of the ways we can do that is by defining standards but also by having diverse groups of people come together to discuss the technologies and the applications that most affect us
  
  [Gilbert Verdian]
  To me this is an interesting technology because it adopts multiple components of security and has a new method to deliver those components
  
  [Maxim Shevchenko]
  Not only in financial sector but also in distributed ledger, into government
  
  [Pietu Pohjalainen]
  You can do smart contracts which allow you to express the intention of contract between parties in very specific terms
  
  [Masanori Kusunoki]
  I think standardisation is a very important part for accelerate blockchain
  adoption and development
  
  [Adrian McCullagh]
  We don't know where this technology will end up but we do know that it's going to influence every business – and society – over the next 50 years.

  27 Apr 2017

• Introducing the 2017 Bridge Code

  [Nick Koukoulas]
  Standards Australia and Australians are pleased to be jointly announcing the publication of the updated bridge design code.
  
  [Bronwyn Evans]
  This much-anticipated revision has updated technical requirements and references making it irrelevant and critical document for industry.
  
  [Joan Beal]
  The 2004 edition of the Australian bridge code has been thoroughly reviewed and revised by experts from all parts of Industry. In addition to the seven revised parts, two new parts deal with the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing bridges as well as timber bridges.
  
  [Nick Koukoulas]
  In Australia, air infrastructures accommodating the largest freight vehicles in the world. The application of the revised bridge code results in more sustainable durable and economic designs and management approaches.
  
  [Bronwyn Evans]
  Standards evolve as industry demands and international practices change. This was the driver behind this project and is reflected in the changes made. Our committee, staff, and the experts supporting them have worked tirelessly on this revised edition.
  
  [Joan Beal]
  Broad issues like sustainability, changes to the Australian climate, safety and design, and international research all influenced the project.
  
  [Bronwyn Evans]
  This would not have been possible without the collaboration between industry and government, between Austroads and Standards Australia, and all of the industry sectors and stakeholders involved.
  
  [Nick Koukoulas]
  This is not just a big deal for bridge design engineers this is something that will have a huge impact on the wider Australian community.

  30 Mar 2017

• #BeBoldForChange this International Women's Day

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  [SIMONA]
  Did you know that there is, on average, a 20% pay gap between Australian men and women? That there are more female than male graduates at Australian universities, and yet women remain underrepresented in senior positions? And did you know that as little as a 6% increase in the female work participation rate could
  boost the level of GDP by 11%? The theme for 2017 International Women's Day is #BeBoldForChange.
  
  [BRONWYN]
  We all must encourage girls from a young age to be bold when following their dreams, even when that means questioning the stated assumptions and the stereotypes.
  
  [ANDREW]
  Being bold for change means fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. And this means accepting that women have as many diverse needs and responsibilities as men
  
  [ARIELLA]
  My advice to myself now and to my gorgeous daughter who is now starting her adult life, is to be bold, be brave, and to embrace change.
  
  [MICHELE]
  When women are heard, when women are represented, when women are respected for who and what they are, then the world will function in a better manner commercially, domestically, and socially.
  
  [ANDREW]
  Everyone has the right to work in an environment with an inclusive culture and be accepted for their differences.
  
  [SIMONA]
  Simply starting a conversation with someone about gender equality can be a bold move
  
  [BRONWYN]
  This International Women's Day, be bold for change.

  07 Mar 2017

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