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70% of Australians rank privacy a top concern
The OAIC's Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey 2020 found that Australians increasingly expect businesses to respect and protect their privacy. [ + ]
Survey: Office workers have spent $2.3bn to work remotely
Research has revealed that Australian office workers have spent $2.3 billion over the last three months on technology needed to work remotely. [ + ]
E-commerce is a must for business prosperity
Having survived the pressures so far of 2020, it is time for Australian business leaders, organisations and customers to realise the benefits of investing in e-commerce. [ + ]
Communications Alliance urges work on infrastructure reforms
The Communications Alliance has urged the government to ensure proposed measures to improve the security of critical infrastructure don't overburden industry. [ + ]
NBN Co commits $700m for Enterprise Ethernet play
NBN Co has announced it will spend $700m to deploy Enterprise Ethernet services to up to 240 business fibre zones covering over 700,000 business premises. [ + ]
Can teacher development programs reverse COVID-19 impact?
A study from The University of Newcastle suggests that teacher professional development programs can have a measurable impact on student learning outcomes. [ + ]
How COVID-19 is shifting priorities for tech spend
Australian tech companies are reportedly focused on data security, videoconferencing and cloud enterprise solutions to enable remote work during COVID-19. [ + ]
NFF appointed to design, run Regional Digital Tech Hub
The Australian Government has appointed the National Farmers' Federation to develop and operate the Regional Digital Tech Hub. [ + ]
COVID to accelerate Australia's tech skills shortage
Australia risks falling further behind the digital leadership curve due to the impact of COVID-19 on the size of the nation's technology workforce, ACS warned. [ + ]
Study: Employee personal devices pose risk to corporate data
A Trend Micro survey has highlighted the risks posed by smart home devices to the corporate cybersecurity chain, as more employees shift to working remotely. [ + ]
Screen ban leads to deeper learning
A new study has found that limiting digital media use in university discussion lessons has a positive impact on learning. [ + ]
Optus names five start-ups as 2020 Future Makers
Five social start-ups have been selected as finalists for the Optus 2020 Future Makers Program for their innovative technology solutions. [ + ]
Increased pressure on IT, DevOps during COVID-19
A survey has found that 79% of Australian organisations have experienced an increase in pressure on digital services since the start of COVID-19. [ + ]
SA rolls out cloud Education Management System
The South Australian Department of Education has implemented its new Education Management System (EMS) in 24 preschools around the state. [ + ]
Aussie hackers targeting Facebook, Wi-Fi, says NordVPN
Research from NordVPN found that 43% of Australians looking to break into something were interested in hacking into other people's Facebook accounts. [ + ]
