Industry News
Department fined over disabled student's death
The death of a seven-year-old student has led to a conviction and $200,000 fine for the Victorian Department of Education and Training. [ + ]
Connecting STEM graduates with industry
Government-funded scholarships are helping ANSTO connect STEM graduates with industry to work on real-world challenges. [ + ]
Blue Prism partners with AWS on intelligent automation
Blue Prism has teamed up with AWS to develop solutions to help organisations adopt intelligent automation at hyperscale. [ + ]
Uni of Adelaide adopts ServiceNow for ITSM
The University of Adelaide has significantly reduced processing time and increased satisfaction for its IT service desk operations by adopting ServiceNow. [ + ]
RMIT expands APAC presence with new partnership
RMIT University has reached an agreement to provide educational courses through Infinite Learning at the Nongsa Digital Park in Indonesia. [ + ]
Australian workers prefer digital agreements
A survey of Australian workers conducted by Adobe found that 83% of respondents would rather sign any future agreements digitally. [ + ]
AIIA urges government to prioritise visas for ICT workers
As Australia prepares to reopen its borders for overseas workers, the AIIA has called on the government to prioritise visas for ICT workers. [ + ]
Overcoming STEM barriers for girls and women
The best strategies to increase the number of girls in STEM and IT education have been identified in a new report from Monash University. [ + ]
What drives Aussie business leaders to make ransomware payments?
Research has revealed that most Australian businesses decided to pay a cyber ransom within 48 hours to minimise impact and potential damage to stakeholders. [ + ]
Expanding rapid antigen testing rollout in schools
NSW schools will make use of rapid antigen home testing (RAHT) to minimise disruptions to learning in schools. [ + ]
Report: More NBN customers connecting to high-speed services
More than 8.5 million residential broadband services are now on the NBN, with over 75% on high-speed services of at least 50 Mbps, according to a report released by the ACCC. [ + ]
ACCC approves Meta's proposed acquisition of Kustomer
The ACCC has announced that it will not oppose Meta's proposed acquisition of customer relationship management SaaS provider Kustomer. [ + ]
RMIT adopts cloud storage platform from HPE
RMIT University has replaced its legacy data storage platform with an edge-to-cloud platform provided by HPE. [ + ]
Belong accelerates automation using Appian
Mobile and internet provider Belong has selected the Appian low-code platform to automate key functions. [ + ]
Cognizant to boost Australia-based workforce
IT services company Cognizant plans to open a global delivery centre in Adelaide, and has committed to hiring 1600 new Australian staff by 2026. [ + ]
