April
TikTok-for-business unicorn Loom moves into Australia
Andreessen Horowitz-backed workplace video communications unicorn Loom is putting boots on the ground in Australia for the first time.
- Yolanda Redrup
Artificial intelligence keeps the spirits up during the pandemic
Coles will use AI to make sure the right drinks are in all of its bottle shops, in the latest example of digitising business processes that have soared since COVID-19 hit.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Cars
Tech troubles fuel Mercedes-Benz sales model dispute
Mercedes-Benz faces a Senate probe over its shift to a Tesla-style online sales model, as its disgruntled dealers battle with failing invoicing software.
- Jessica Sier
March
Four satellites for Australia’s first space mission
Four locally designed, built and operated satellites are to be part of Australia’s first national space mission.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Inside Government
Why electronic voting is dying from lack of interest
An electronic voting platform would save more than a billion dollars every four years, but the lack of support has stymied attempts to develop a federal polling capability.
- Tom Burton
Internet election voting under threat after NSW pulls the plug
The push to enable internet voting for Australian elections is in doubt after the leading advocate for digital polling, the NSW Electoral Commission, abandoned the use of its controversial iVote system for the next state election.
- Tom Burton
Funding boost for AI to track down child abuse materials and offenders
Money from the proceeds of crime fund is to be used to develop smart image comparison technology to better find child abuse material and other illicit materials.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Inside Government
The case for a ministry for digital
More than three decades after the internet was born governments are still reacting to the digital revolution in a fragmented and ad hoc way.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- Cloud
Newcrest mines data in the cloud for a $100m virtual goldmine
Australia’s biggest gold miner, Newcrest will turn to emerging digital twin technology to improve the performance of its flagship Cadia mine, by replicating it virtually.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- India
HCL pays high school grads to tackle tech skills shortage
HCL is looking to employ 5000 tech workers through a new training program, warning the nation can’t rely on uni grads and migrants to fill the skills shortage.
- Michael Bennet
- Sponsored
- Australian Computer Society
Transformation has a strong human side
Digital transformation is about building trust beyond the one-dimensional onscreen view and that applies to both employees and clients.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Nation must remove hurdles for the growing digital economy
Australia is at risk of falling behind in the IT stakes if talent sourcing challenges prevail.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Proper use of data needs strong frameworks
Ethical questions must be an essential part of any discussion around privacy, the data integrity panel at the ACS Reimagination summit was told.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
ACS digital road map will strengthen the economy
The ACS road map for Australia’s digital economy aims to address skills shortages and cybersecurity issues to provide a foundation for businesses.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Talent crunch is looming as the next big challenge
Businesses must cast their net widely and think outside the square to attract and retain talent, the ACS summit was told.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Involve end-users at the design stage
Getting the trust of the people is about bringing user communities into the design process from the very beginning.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
IT sector reveals nation’s top innovators
From a ticketing platform that fashions itself as a revolutionary concept of capitalism to an individual working to ensure the fourth industrial revolution doesn’t lead humanity into making the same mistakes of past upheavals, great innovations and innovators were celebrated at the recent ACS Digital Disruptors Awards 2022.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Award-winner warns of the failures of artificial intelligence
We must build a social justice layer into AI to avoid adverse consequences for all, says ICT Professional of the Year Mahendra Samarawickrama.
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by Australian Computer Society
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- IT networks
Tech platform reimagines ethical capitalism
Charity is at the very foundational level of Humanitix, the winner of the Best New Tech Platform at the ACS summit in 2022.
Sponsored
by Australian Computer Society
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- Australian Computer Society
Disruptor of the year wants to save the planet
Blue IoT’s award-winning technology delivers a smart cities suite, which will result in savings of up to 50 per cent of total energy use.
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by Australian Computer Society
