The benefits of fostering a data culture
02 December, 2015 by Poornima Ramaswamy, AVP, Enterprise Information Management, Cognizant | Supplied by: Cognizant Technology Solutions Australia Pty LtdBy educating the workforce on novel ways to identify and use data, CDOs can help their organisations to manage it as a strategic asset.
Creating competitive advantage through curiosity
02 December, 2015 by Angus Dorney, Senior Director and GM, Rackspace ANZ | Supplied by: Rackspace TechnologyA research study has shown that curiosity plays a hugely important role in personal and professional lives, with respondents identifying that it has helped them achieve great things in both.
Geek Weekly: Technology Decisions' quirky tech stories for 1 December 2015
01 December, 2015This week: Solving Rubik's cube in 5 seconds, billion-dollar banking blunder, ACT drivers hit with old fines, and IT blooper forces Irish drivers to re-sit tests.
Sage 300c mobile solution
01 December, 2015Sage Business Solutions' Sage 300c combines the Sage 300 accounting and business management solution for small and medium companies with new technology to support mobile workforces.
Only 28% of Australia's ICT workforce are women
01 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACS has published a series of recommendations for improving female participation in Australia's ICT workforce, which remains at a level significantly lower than the average for all professions.
Engineer Lachlan Blackhall wins Batterham Medal
01 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDr Lachlan Blackhall, the Australian founder of a company developing the first advanced energy storage control systems capable of trading distributed solar energy, has won ATSE's first Batterham Medal.
Telecom sector security reform needs careful handling
30 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingInternet Australia has expressed a concern that the proposed new telecom sector security reforms amendment could have major unintended consequences if not carefully handled by the government.
Tyro Payments raises $100m to pursue next growth stage
30 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTyro Payments, the Australian EFTPOS provider seeking to disrupt the banks with its payment platform, has secured $100m in new investment funding.
Facebook boosts parental leave to four months
27 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFacebook will offer all new parents on its payroll up to four months of paid parental leave, regardless of the employee's gender or the country in which they live.
An innovation nation — the race to the top
25 November, 2015 by Laurie Patton, CEO, Internet Australia
With a new air of bipartisanship breezing through Canberra, there should be no reason why Australia cannot take the lead in the next, internet-driven, industrial era.
CHOICE welcomes govt's plan for competition reform
25 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCHOICE has welcomed the government's decision to accept 44 of the recommendations of a review into Australia's competition policy, including a move to give consumers greater access to their own data.
Sponsoring ICT: Dominello accepts role as patron of the ACS Foundation
25 November, 2015
NSW Minister for Innovation Victor Dominello is showing his support of ICT development by accepting the role as the first patron of the ACS Foundation in NSW.
Geek Weekly: Technology Decisions' quirky tech stories for 24 November 2015
24 November, 2015This week: Lost (power) in space, going off the email grid (but not by choice), Grinch stops the Christmas lights, teaching robots to say no, and how to be more productive at your desk.
Two in three Aussie IT pros expect a pay hike in 2016
24 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAfter a flat year for IT salaries in Australia, a survey indicates that nearly two in three Australian IT professionals expect a pay bump next year, with 70% looking to change roles.
Sydney's Prospa tops Deloitte's Australian tech Fast 50
24 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFinTech company Prospa was Australia's fastest-growing technology company during the 2014–15 financial year, according to Deloitte's annual Australian Technology Fast 50 rankings.