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State governments crucial to our future as an ‘innovation nation': Internet...
Internet Australia has given a tick of approval to the NSW government for its decision to allocate significant funding to foster innovation, saying state governments are crucial to Australia becoming...
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Nabers 4.5 star rating supports NextDC data centre ‘sustainability’
Data-Centre-as-a-Service provider NextDC’s Melbourne data centre — which uses solar power as a supplementary energy source — has been certified to operate at a NABERS 4.5 star level of energy...
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Brexit a ‘no go’ zone for UK tech employees
UK tech employees are sounding a warning that if Britain votes to leave the European Union (EU) in the Brexit referendum, it will have a negative impact on the technology sector in the country, and,...
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KPMG sinking millions into an Innovation Lab, ‘Insight Centres' across Australia
The Australian arm of global professional services firm KPMG is undertaking a multi-million investment in a new "leading edge" Innovation Lab and Insight Centres which will be progressively opened...
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Big global shift to contactless ticketing on mobile, wearables: Juniper
The number of people around the world, including in Australia, using contactless ticketing via mobile or wearables devices will rise to around 300 million by 2021 – a three-fold increase on this year,...
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NEC chooses Adelaide for new $4.38 million security centre
NEC is investing $4.38 million in setting up a new global Security Intel Centre in Adelaide to help address what it says are growing demands for cyber security around the world. The new centre is...
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Former NBN chief intervenes in election to slam Coalition’s broadband plan
The founding chief executive of NBN Co, Mike Quigley, has intervened in the last two weeks of the federal election, slamming the Coalition for making a “huge miscalculation” with the network’s use of...
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Uber soon to be legal in Victoria
Victoria will become the fifth state or territory in Australia to legalise Uber, after the state government did a deal with the Sex Party to work together on legislation to bring about the change in...
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Governance body warns action needed to ensure ‘healthy, secure’ Internet
The Global Commission on Internet Governance has warned that urgent action is needed to ensure the future of an inclusive, open, secure and trustworthy Internet. The commission, in its One Internet...
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Pressure mounting on political parties over NBN policies
Industry pressure on the major political parties for the National Broadband Network to shift to a full fibre (FttP) network has intensified, with Internet Australia calling for an urgent review of the...
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Telstra hits the mines as acquisition strategy rolls on
Telstra has moved further into new territory in the mining industry with the acquisition of mining communications technology services business CBO Telecommunications and the formation of a new business...
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Workforce automation moving ahead with robotic efficiency
A new partnership between global management consultancy, Accenture, and robotic process automation solution provider, Automation Anywhere, underlines the snowballing worldwide trend to deploy robotic...
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NextDC, Metronode at odds over Nabers energy rating certification
A dispute has erupted between rival data centre operators NextDC and Metronode over which company was the first to have one of their Australian data centres certified — and operating — with the highly...
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JobAdder boosts presence in Scotland as European, UK market demands rise
Australian global cloud-based recruitment platform JobAdder has placed a dedicated resource in Scotland in a move designed to help the company cope with growing demand for its services in the European...
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ICT executive job demand holds up despite economic ‘uncertainties’
Demand for executives in the ICT sector has remained strong in June, despite the long federal election campaign, the UK vote to exit the EU and a rising Australian dollar all weighing heavily on...
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Aussie, Kiwi shoppers favour ‘human touch’ when shopping online
Australian and New Zealand shoppers still like the "human touch" when doing their online shopping, despite a newly released study showing that chatbots and automation are taking over customer service...
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Aussies fuel boom in take up of video on demand
Demand for subscription video on demand (SVOD) services delivered over the Internet is booming, with 2.7 million Australians already signed up with active subscriptions to the services, according to...
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IBM to apply cognitive technology in melanoma identification
Cognitive technology — or artificial intelligence — is to be harnessed in the fight against melanomas, one of Australia’s most common cancers. With Australia’s rates of skin cancers one of the highest...
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Avoka tops up its coffers with $16 million capital raising
Australian-founded global digital customer acquisition company, Avoka, has secured $16 million in funding to be used for international expansion and to further develop its financial services product...
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ACCC alleges misconduct by Australian Business Financing Centre
The competition watchdog has warned small businesses about the alleged misconduct of the Australian Business Funding Centre — also known as Australian Business Financing Centre (ABFC) — which operates...
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