1 in 4 Australians ready for AI and IoT in commerce
20 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than a quarter of Australians are ready for internet-connected virtual assistants or smart appliances to make purchases on their behalf, up from just 12% less than a year ago, according to Visa.
ACOMM awards recognise best in industry
20 July, 2017Winners have now been announced for the 2017 Communications Alliance Awards (ACOMM).
EXCLUSIVE: Broad collaboration the key to cybersecurity success
20 July, 2017 by Niall Blair, NSW Minister for Trade and IndustryAustralia faces a 17% shortfall in cybersecurity skills by 2020, a situation the NSW government is determined to help resolve.
EXCLUSIVE: Boosting Australia's cybersecurity ranks
19 July, 2017 by Jonathan NallyHow do we encourage the best minds to take up cybersecurity as a profession, and what constitutes a 'best mind' anyway?
Setting IoT boundaries: should personal data be shared?
19 July, 2017Australians are selectively embracing the Internet of Things (IoT), as long as they have control over how their data is used.
EXCLUSIVE: Opportunities for Australian cybersecurity
18 July, 2017 by Anthony Wong, President, ACSCybersecurity and ICT training and education should top priorities for both government and industry, argues the ACS's Anthony Wong.
EXCLUSIVE: Skilling Australia for the war on cybercrime
17 July, 2017 by Glen Gooding, IBM Security ServicesThe Australian IT industry needs to look beyond traditional boundaries to redefine how we find, hire and retain cybersecurity talent, argues IBM's Glen Gooding.
Data61 opens functional programming lab in Qld
14 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCSIRO's Data61 has teamed up with the Queensland government to establish Australia's first functional programming open lab in Brisbane.
Australian IT spending to grow 3.7% this year
14 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGartner expects IT spending in Australia to reach $83.1bn this year, driven by strong growth in enterprise software spending.
PC market to return to growth in 2018: Gartner
10 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe global PC market is on track to continue its decline in 2017 in terms of unit shipments, but will return to growth from 2018.
ATO hit with fresh online services outage
06 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ATO has stressed that yesterday's brief disruption to its online services was not connected with the HPE SAN system failure that triggered the high-profile outages in December and February.
Empowering equal opportunity in IT
06 July, 2017 by Kristy Simpkin, Co-President, Women in TechnologyAdvancing, connecting and empowering women to be successful in technological fields should be a career-spanning effort.
AIIA welcomes revisions to skilled visa reform
05 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe AIIA has welcomed the government's decision to add CEO, CIO and multiple specialist ICT roles to the list of job categories eligible under the revised skilled work visa program.
DTA loses more digital leaders and gains one
05 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency has reportedly lost both its digital marketplace chief and head of service design, but also appointed a new chief digital officer after seven months without one.
Better blockchain on the horizon
04 July, 2017Australian researchers are working on a new super-fast, safe blockchain technology which they say has the potential to revolutionise the global economy.
