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South Australian police are spending AU$5.2 million over five years on an IT system to track criminal motorcycle gangs.
Adelaide has formed a shortlist of vendors for its electronic ticketing tender that have been invited to participate in a tender process.
The South Australian state government late last week called for companies to express their interest in building its planned new public transport ticketing system.
South Australia's Department of Health has gone to market for the supply and implementation of an enterprise resource planning and asset management system to be deployed statewide across health institutions.
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