UQ researchers get $7m grant for big data medicine research
03 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers from the University of Queensland have secured $7m in grant funding for a five-year project to apply big data to the use of personalised medicine.
IT trends require an upskilled workforce
02 March, 2016 by Moheb Moses, Director, Channel Dynamics and Community Director, CompTIAAustralia is facing a 100,000-person skills shortage in the IT industry over the next five years, but there are reasons to be optimistic about filling that shortfall.
Australian video game market hit $2.83bn in 2015
02 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian sales of video game hardware, software and accessories grew 15% to $2.83 billion last year, as digital sales surpassed physical retail sales, according to the IGEA.
Aussie business leaders fear 'digital Darwinism'
02 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNine in 10 Australian business leaders fear that the digital revolution will have a major disruptive impact on established businesses, which will need to adapt quickly to stay afloat.
Management in the 2040s
29 February, 2016 by Guy CranswickHow executive management adapts to technological innovation will be critical in the deployment of technologies and the structure of management in the future.
Government reviewing Australia's space legislation
25 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government is conducting a review aimed at ensuring Australia's space legislation is up to date and can help stimulate the industry, and has now opened the review up to public consultation.
Changing mindsets the key to competitiveness
24 February, 2016 by Branko Bugarski, General Manager, HPE Software, HPE South Pacific | Supplied by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWith big data analytics, the trick is to persuade as well as predict, in order to deliver real-time, holistic intelligence that can influence a customer's next action.
Govt opens innovation Landing Pad in San Francisco
22 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Government has opened a Landing Pad in San Francisco, one of five planned facilities designed to help Australian technology start-ups crack the global market.
Business intelligence in the middle
22 February, 2016 by Andrew CollinsMuch of the trouble that Australian organisations are having with business intelligence comes down simply to a lack of skills in the workforce, analysts say.
.sydney domain celebrates first year
17 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThere have been nearly 9000 .sydney domain names registered since its launch one year ago, and registrar Neustar is processing around 900,000 DNS queries for .sydney domains per day.
AIIA taking nominations for 2016 iAwards
17 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe AIIA is inviting nominations from across all sectors of Australian innovation for the 2016 iAwards.
Experts discuss threats to internet at ANU conference
16 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybersecurity experts have gathered at the ANU for a conference aimed at exploring the future of the internet and the threats nation state policies pose to its fundamental freedom and openness.
Data mining gives miners better insights
12 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Tableau Asia Pacific Pte LtdA new tactical business intelligence solution is helping coal mining companies get to grips with their huge volumes of production data.
AGL, govt invest in battery storage for solar power
11 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAGL and the government have separately invested in Sunverge Energy's battery energy storage technology, while Australia's Redflow is preparing to launch its own battery storage product.
Twitter lost monthly active users in Q4
11 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingShares in Twitter briefly fell 13% after the company published its latest results showing that its monthly active userbase actually declined during the fourth calendar quarter.
