Industry News
Younger Australians demand flexible working
Well over half of Australians aged under 35 would consider looking for a new job if their employer demanded a full-time return to the office, research suggests. [ + ]
From tradie to teacher
A $10 million pilot program to boost the number of industrial technology and design teachers has been announced by the Queensland Government. [ + ]
Future Technology Program to push startup success
KPMG Australia and Stone & Chalk have joined forces to launch the Future Technology Program, a commitment to help Australian startups succeed. [ + ]
Why aren't businesses recovering e-waste value?
Only 50% of senior IT business leaders recognise the potential economic value of their organisation's e-waste, according to a new report from Lenovo. [ + ]
Overcoming barriers with virtual tech work experience
Virtual work experience opportunities will be created for high schoolers and those facing barriers to employment. [ + ]
Limiting mobile phone use in classrooms
An announcement by the NSW Opposition to restrict the use of mobile phones in high school classrooms has been welcomed by the Centre for Digital Wellbing. [ + ]
Defence opens applications for 2023 Cyber Gap program
The 2023 ADF Cyber Gap program, which seeks to encourage students studying for cyber qualifications to pursue careers in defence, is now open for applications. [ + ]
LEDC opens new data centre in Albury Wodonga
Leading Edge Data Centres has opened its latest edge data centre in the regional hub of Albury Wodonga. [ + ]
Accenture announces ANZ leadership changes
Accenture's Scott Hahn now leads ANZ strategic operations and Matt Coates succeeds Scott as ANZ Technology lead. [ + ]
CIOs must step up to lead digital geopolitics
Amid the rapidly changing geopolitical climate, CIOs must take the role of assessing and mitigating their enterprise's digital geopolitical risk, Gartner warns. [ + ]
Equinix completes $23m expansion of Melbourne's ME2
Eqinix has completed the phase 2 expansion of its ME2 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, located in Port Melbourne. [ + ]
Sydney FC extends partnership with GoTo
GoTo has extended its official partnership with Sydney FC and increased its commitment to the Sky Blues. [ + ]
Latitude Finance hit with $1.55m penalty for spam breaches
Latitude Finance Australia has paid a $1.55 million infringement notice to the ACMA for over 3 million breaches of the Spam Act 2003. [ + ]
Using metaverse video games to teach coding
An educational platform that teaches kids computer programming through video games set in the metaverse has launched. [ + ]
AU businesses still not realising value from tech investments
A new global study shows Australian organisations are failing to realise potential from tech investments due to gaps in business goals and strategies. [ + ]