Industry News
SA Dept for Education launches Teach podcast
Teach is a new podcast featuring open discussion on the trials and triumphs of life as an educator in South Australia. [ + ]
2021 Women in AI Award recipients announced
The recipients of the inaugural Australian and New Zealand Women in AI Awards have been revealed, celebrating the brightest women across the ANZ AI community. [ + ]
Ampion, Aussie cybersecurity provider, acquired by Wipro
Australian cybersecurity, DevOps and engineering services provider Ampion has been acquired by Wipro, to reinforce its position in the ANZ market. [ + ]
The impact of digital communication on workload
A QTU survey of 12,000 teachers and school leaders prompted a 'right to disconnect' from digital communications campaign to alleviate workload. [ + ]
ACT students prepped to combat cybercrime
Cybersecurity is on the radar for today's — and tomorrow's — jobseekers. [ + ]
Australian DevOps salaries in decline
Australian DevOps salaries are in decline despite an ongoing skills shortage, Puppet's latest DevOps salary report indicates. [ + ]
US partnership takes STEM to the skies
A US partnership between Draganfly and Woz ED will see the deployment of 3000 drones in 2021 across a national K-12 curriculum. [ + ]
How COVID increased education gap for First Nations children
First Nations households are suffering a yawning digital divide with the rest of Australia and COVID-19 has widened this gap. [ + ]
Two Aussies among 40 women leading the way in AI innovation
Melissa Dorey (Telstra) and Annie Shu (Westpac) were recognised alongside 38 other women as part of the IBM Women Leaders in AI program. [ + ]
$9.2m investment in SA 'space' school
Adelaide's Hamilton Secondary College is recognised as a leader in space and STEM education, and is slated for a $9.2 million upgrade. [ + ]
Chrome Education Upgrade
Chromebooks are available in an array of form factors from a host of hardware vendors and are a perennial favourite of education sector IT departments. [ + ]
Cradlepoint partnership to deliver SASE to Wireless WAN Edge
Cradlepoint has partnered with Palo Alto Networks to provide Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) functionality for wireless WANs. [ + ]
Australian employees sharing sensitive data over IM
The rapid changes to working brought on by COVID-19 have resulted in a surge in employees sharing sensitive business data over collaboration tools. [ + ]
CyberCX Threat Assessment flags rise in data extortion
CyberCX has launched its inaugural Annual Threat Assessment, detailing trends in the threat landscape across Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Chatbot designed to boost student mental health
A new Australian-first chatbot has been launched to provide students with psychoeducational and wellbeing support to encourage positive mental health. [ + ]
