Industry News
Amazon coming to Queensland amid spike in e-commerce
The new hub will cater for increased demand for online retail services in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. [ + ]
Education innovator program
The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert program is a thriving community of passionate educators, dedicated to learning, growing and working together to change the lives of students. [ + ]
Macquarie to build govt data centre in Canberra
Macquarie Data Centres plans to build a new government facility in Canberra, taking its total data centre investment for 2020 to nearly $100m. [ + ]
NZ schools to deploy Wi-Fi 6
Two and a half thousand New Zealand schools will soon enjoy higher data rates and increased capacity. [ + ]
Cracking the coding challenge
There's just over six weeks to go till the NCSS Challenge starts, with coders from absolute newbies through to seasoned programmers ready to compete. [ + ]
AI spending and adoption on the rise, says IDC survey
Customer experience is the main driver, with process automation, supply and logistics and HR among the most popular use cases. [ + ]
5G tipped to revolutionise business and society, survey shows
Executives say the technology will enable new business models, modernisation and better connection. [ + ]
Telco issues affecting small business are on the rise
Unsuitable plans, communication breakdowns and service disruptions are rife and on the rise, according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. [ + ]
Flexible learning: have your say
Victorian Minister for Education James Merlino is seeking community input on remote and flexible learning. [ + ]
NBN Co close to completing principal rollout
NBN Co has reached its FY20 target of completing 99% of the principal rollout one month ahead of schedule despite the disruptive impact of natural disasters. [ + ]
Telco customer complaints drop almost 14% year-on-year
Australian telcos' performance prompted 7.2 complaints to the TIO for every 10,000 Services in Operation in Q1 2020, according to the Communications Alliance. [ + ]
COVIDSafe source code revised for better accessibility
The new release of the COVIDSafe app improves its usability and makes it available to more people, with better backward compatibility and app store access. [ + ]
Free training to close analytics skills gap
A free online program is aiming to mitigate the challenges of entering a COVID-19 impacted employment market, offering tertiary students an opportunity to get ahead of the game. [ + ]
Bite-sized learning
A series of bite-sized lessons to help Australian teachers explain fundamental maths, literacy and science skills is now available online. [ + ]
NBN Co extends 40% higher CVC offer
NBN Co has extended its offer of 40% higher CVC capacity for its retail service provider customers until 19 August to help RSPs return to their usual operations. [ + ]
