Industry News
Vision-impaired students learn via 3D printing
Access to 3D models is assisting the education of more than 1000 blind or low-vision public school students in NSW. [ + ]
Digital wellbeing tool shows students struggling
Nearly one in two children need additional support from schools, a new study suggests. [ + ]
Macquarie Telecom opens IC3 East
Macquarie Telecom's new $85m IC3 East data centre was officially opened by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. [ + ]
Students use coding to solve musical challenge
As part of a CSIRO program, Year 6 students in Perth have invented a device that makes music lessons easier for people with hearing impairments. [ + ]
Aussie IT workers more inclined to quit
IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, according to a Gartner survey. [ + ]
ACCC takes action against Meta Platforms
The ACCC has taken Facebook's Meta to court alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from scam crypto ads spoofing Australian public figures. [ + ]
New research and tech to make hybrid work 'work'
After sitting on the cusp of hybrid work for more than a year, many companies are at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience. [ + ]
Calls for urgent reform in early education
The education and care sector is facing a major workforce crisis. [ + ]
Microsoft, Accenture supporting ANZ social startups
Microsoft and Accenture's new joint initiative Project Amplify will provide technology, mentoring and support for early-stage A/NZ social enterprise startups. [ + ]
MongoDB and AWS strengthen strategic collaboration
MongoDB has announced a significant expansion of a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with AWS. [ + ]
Australian security teams inundated with inaccurate alerts
A new report says Australian IT teams are being inundated with inaccurate cloud security alerts. [ + ]
NBN fixed wireless download speeds improve
The ACCC reports that NBN fixed wireless download speeds have improved significantly over the past year. [ + ]
Could Minecraft be used to teach any subject?
Free from constraints and easily modifiable, the Minecraft video game has the potential to be used as a game-based teaching method. [ + ]
New disinformation laws coming this year
Legislation to be introduced later this year will provide ACMA with powers to hold big tech companies to account for harmful content on their platforms. [ + ]
Charles Sturt joins NSW Smart Sensing Network
Charles Sturt University has become the eighth university to join the NSW Smart Sensing Network. [ + ]