Global IT services company Vertiv has signed a new partnership with SRA Solutions with the aim of increasing its footprint with Australian government and telecommunications providers as they invest in Internet of Things and smart city applications and infrastructure.

The chief executive of a cyber security firm in Canberra says the announcement of $156 million in funding by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, to bolster cyber security efforts that are in place to guard the country's communications networks, would do little to directly improve the protection of government agencies.

A team of five Year 10 students from St Francis Xavier College in Canberra is competing in the F1 in Schools 2019 Australian National Finals from 11 to 15 March in Melbourne.