Industry News
Teachers leave the profession in droves
Unsustainable workloads and uncompetitive salaries have seen record numbers of teachers resign from state schools, according to the NSW Teachers Federation. [ + ]
Australian IT leaders aim to reduce burdens on IT
Australian IT decision-makers will be re-evaluating their IT management and support solutions this year to address growing burdens on IT, research indicates. [ + ]
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank wins award for transformation
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has been announced as the winner of the 2023 MongoDB APAC Innovation Award in the Organisational Transformation category. [ + ]
Tech Council of Australia welcomes new members
The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has welcomed a group of new members. [ + ]
AWS to invest $13.2bn in Australia from 2023–2027
AWS plans to more than double the amount it has invested in the Australian market to date, by investing $13.2 billion in cloud infrastructure from 2023–2027. [ + ]
Wesfarmers OneDigital signs five-year deal with AWS
AWS has been selected as the preferred cloud provider for Wesfarmers' retail brands, including Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks and Target, under a new five-year deal. [ + ]
Students take part in plant science comp
Bees are the focus of a Queensland school plant science competition, with entries closing in June this year. [ + ]
Creating a student-centric education system
A tertiary education system that is student-centric and more cohesive would be better positioned to address workforce shortages, according to ITECA. [ + ]
US–Aus university partnership to expand data security and intelligence
Flinders University has partnered with the University of Virginia to expand research and knowledge exchange in the areas of AI, data security and democracy. [ + ]
Delivering the curriculum in nature play spaces
Teachers are being encouraged to deliver more of the curriculum in outdoor areas. [ + ]
TIO aims to lead service for digital platform complaints
The TIO believes it is the right body to handle digital platform complaints as it is an established EDR scheme trusted by industry, government and consumers. [ + ]
Australian businesses becoming ransomware repeat victims
A new report shows that Australian organisations are increasingly falling prey to successful ransomware attacks — in many cases, multiple times. [ + ]
Digital textbook partnership launched
Booktopia and VitalSource have formed a partnership to provide greater access to digital textbooks. [ + ]
IT leaders struggle with complex cloud environments
Nearly all senior IT leaders worldwide report having been impacted in some way by the increasing complexity of multicloud environments, research suggests. [ + ]
High school phone ban consult begins
NSW public schools have begun consultation with the state government over how to implement the new mobile phone ban. [ + ]