Industry News
MS Teams: new features to engage students
Microsoft has been working to improve its Teams product in response to a global need for remote learning. [ + ]
Gartner: employees only applying half of newly learned skills
New research from Gartner has revealed that employees are only applying 54% of the new skills they have learned. [ + ]
Google services restored following student email 'incident'
ACT public schools recently experienced an 'email incident', with spam emails containing inappropriate material being circulated to students. [ + ]
Government names 17 broadband SIPs
The government has designated 17 statutory infrastructure providers for the supply of wholesale broadband services in 1592 locations Australia-wide. [ + ]
Blockchain tech a game changer for Aussie dairy industry
A Blockchain and Traceability Framework will develop a real-time dairy payment system and supply chain information sharing capability, to help Aussie dairy farmers. [ + ]
LaunchVic funding boosts Victorian start-ups and jobs
LaunchVic, a Victorian start-up agency, will provide $1.3 million in pre-accelerator funding to support the next generation of tech start-ups and entrepreneurs. [ + ]
Masterclasses for current and future tech leaders
If leadership is your role or goal, you shouldn't miss this series of online masterclasses designed to improve your management, influencing and communications skills. [ + ]
Smartphones lower exam grades, study finds
A new study has revealed that students who use their smartphones to search the internet when completing homework are more likely to perform poorly in exams. [ + ]
Australians call for accountable AI
Research from the Australian Human Rights Commission has highlighted the strong public demand for accountable, transparent use of AI to protect human rights. [ + ]
Australia to host Women in AI Awards in 2021
Following the inaugural Women in AI Awards in Paris in 2019, Australia will host the WAI Awards in 2021 for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Closing the online teaching skills gap
2020 has highlighted fundamental differences between traditional and online teaching approaches — and not everyone has kept up. [ + ]
COVIDSafe identifies hundreds of contacts
The COVIDSafe contact tracing app was able to identify 560 close contacts missed by manual processes in DTA alone, including two who later tested positive. [ + ]
Data leaks reach all-time high in 1H20
Research from Atlas VPN suggests that the number of data leaks surged to an all-time high in 1H20 even as the number of actual breaches declined year-on-year. [ + ]
Global spending on AI could reach $100 billion by 2024
A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) has predicted that global spending on AI will reach $100 billion by 2024. [ + ]
Future of education: the student view
Students can provide input into the future of education, thanks to the Student Voice writing competition. [ + ]
