ACCC nixes reporting rules for dark fibre providers
16 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC has decided not to introduce new rules requiring dark fibre and nbn aggregation service providers to regularly report price and supply information.
It's the vision, stupid! Why we need #BetterBroadband
13 May, 2019 by Laurie PattonWhile neither side of politics is saying much about our increasingly maligned National Broadband Network during the election period, the fact is Australia is falling behind in the race to leverage the benefits — economic and social — of an emerging digitally enabled future.
Cybersecurity just makes Top 5 for Australian firms
13 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybersecurity, the ongoing skills shortage and damage to reputation or brand are among the top 10 risk factors facing Australian organisations today.
1 in 3 ANZ businesses plan to hire more security pros
10 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThree in four businesses in Australia and New Zealand plan to increase their security capabilities by hiring new staff or training existing employees.
ACCC opposes TPG–Vodafone merger
09 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC will oppose the proposed merger between TPG and Vodafone, in part due to the prospect of TPG becoming a fourth Australian mobile network operator.
Human interaction preferable to bots: Pegasystems
09 May, 2019Companies need to improve intelligent automation if they wish to improve customer experience, according to a new survey from Pegasystems.
Australia behind the curve on AI adoption
08 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDespite 79% of Australian businesses believing that AI will be very important to their future, just 34% have a company-wide AI strategy in place.
ACMA issues warnings to 11 telcos over PA services
08 May, 2019The ACMA has formally warned 11 telcos for failing to tell new customers they do not offer priority assistance (PA) services.
Companies investing heavily in RPA
08 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCompanies will on average invest around $7m in robotic process automation this year, according to a survey of respondents in 14 markets including Australia.
ACS calls for $100m Industry 4.0 skills fund
07 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACS has called for the establishment of a $100m Industry 4.0 skills fund, as part of a series of policy recommendations for the next government.
nbn speeds slowly improving: ACCC
07 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMajor nbn RSPs are achieving nbn speeds closer to their maximum plan speeds, but 13% of services are still significantly underperforming.
Budget 19 invests in NT skills training
07 May, 2019A new skills training and infrastructure package has been provided for the Northern Territory under the 2019 Budget.
35,000 new Aussie IT jobs will be needed this year
07 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA joint study by DXC and Telsyte finds that one in five Australian organisations plan to create new IT roles this year to facilitate digital transformation.
New ISACA program assists with AWS audits
06 May, 2019ISACA has launched a new audit program to support IT auditors in their assessments of Amazon Web Services (AWS) deployments.
MacGibbon resigns as head of ACSC
06 May, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe National Cyber Security Adviser and head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, Alastair MacGibbon, will return to the private sector at the end of the month.
