Industry News
Collective action needed to close digital divide
An estimated one in 10 Australians and one in five New Zealanders remain digitally excluded, and the gap is widening, experts have warned. [ + ]
Standards raised with updated Australian Curriculum
Education ministers have endorsed a "decluttered" Australian Curriculum that sets higher expectations for what students know. [ + ]
Australian uni students targeted in employment fraud
Cybercriminals are targeting higher education students in markets including Australia with employment fraud, Proofpoint has warned. [ + ]
Microsoft ANZ, ACU team up on digital innovation
Microsoft and the Australian Catholic University have announced a collaboration aimed at benefiting students as well as the health and education sectors. [ + ]
Macquarie Telecom wins Domino's contract
Macquarie Telecom will deliver improved connectivity to more than 720 Domino's stores across Australia under a major deal with the pizza chain. [ + ]
NCS buys ARQ Group for $290 million
Singtel subsidiary NCS has continued its acquisition spree in Australia in support of the establishment of technology services division NCS in the market. [ + ]
Flinders Uni, Cisco launch Innovation Central Adelaide
Flinders University and Cisco's new Innovation Central Adelaide will seek to help South Australian companies solve real-world business challenges. [ + ]
Digital wellbeing tool shows students struggling
Nearly one in two children need additional support from schools, a new study suggests. [ + ]
Vision-impaired students learn via 3D printing
Access to 3D models is assisting the education of more than 1000 blind or low-vision public school students in NSW. [ + ]
Macquarie Telecom opens IC3 East
Macquarie Telecom's new $85m IC3 East data centre was officially opened by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. [ + ]
Students use coding to solve musical challenge
As part of a CSIRO program, Year 6 students in Perth have invented a device that makes music lessons easier for people with hearing impairments. [ + ]
Aussie IT workers more inclined to quit
IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, according to a Gartner survey. [ + ]
New research and tech to make hybrid work 'work'
After sitting on the cusp of hybrid work for more than a year, many companies are at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience. [ + ]
Calls for urgent reform in early education
The education and care sector is facing a major workforce crisis. [ + ]
ACCC takes action against Meta Platforms
The ACCC has taken Facebook's Meta to court alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from scam crypto ads spoofing Australian public figures. [ + ]