Industry News
Tech Council CEO calls for shift in policy settings
Technology Council of Australia CEO Kate Pounder has called for more ambitious policy settings aimed at bringing additional women into the workforce. [ + ]
Independent school framework under review
A comprehensive independent review will be carried out on the accreditation framework used for non-state schools in Queensland. [ + ]
Edith Cowan opts for low-code, cloud-native iPaaS
Edith Cowan University has implemented Boomi's digital framework, promoting data access and sharing across the university. [ + ]
Draft National Teacher Workforce Action Plan welcomed
A plan to tackle teacher shortages has been launched by the federal government. [ + ]
Visa processing changes suggest IT skills de-prioritised
ACS Chief Executive Officer Chris Vein has expressed surprise at the removal of IT jobs roles from the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation list. [ + ]
Australia aims for forefront of quantum development
A new network of scientists, entrepreneurs and industry partners aims to drive Australia to the forefront of quantum software research and development. [ + ]
New Relic expands startup program
Observability company New Relic has expanded its New Relic for Startups program in collaboration with Carta and Zendesk. [ + ]
HPE's new server line designed for a hybrid world
HPE has launched its new HPE ProLiant Gen11 server product, which has been designed to support the workloads required to power hybrid environments. [ + ]
Building Australia's future tech leaders
Fintech Airwallex has partnered with the University of Melbourne to help build the next generation of Australian tech leaders. [ + ]
Gen Z most overconfident in password security
Despite the majority of consumers now receiving some cybersecurity education, only 12% always use a different password for different sites, research suggests. [ + ]
Sydney's light rail a canvas for recruitment campaign
E-commerce tech vendor Rokt has launched a new outdoor advertising campaign to attract new talent. [ + ]
Higher pay, enhanced status: rewarding teachers
Options for retaining the best teachers in NSW classrooms have been released by the state government. [ + ]
Cloudera collaborates to bridge data analyst gap
Cloudera is working with industry partners to help close the data skills gap, with the company recently announcing a collaboration with Generation Australia. [ + ]
NAPLAN National Report for 2022 released
The most recent NAPLAN results have remained stable at a national level, according to the 2022 report. [ + ]
Manufacturing sector has highest ransomware payments
The manufacturing sector has the highest ransomware payments across all industries but also the lowest rate of compliance with ransom demands, Sophos estimates. [ + ]
