The Australian Government’s Manufacturing Objectives Rely on IT Capabilities

In recent weeks, the Australian government has announced several objectives and initiatives that are intended to drive towards a single outcome: a far more robust local manufacturing industry. For Australia…

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Gartner Warns IAM Professionals Cyber Security Depends on Them

Australian identity access management professionals have been urged to entrench identity as a foundation of their organisations’ cyber security posture, as sub-par management of significant exposures, including machine identities, was…

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Sophos: Cyber Security Professional Burnout Is Widespread, Creating Risk for APAC Organisations

Many cybersecurity professionals with burnout in APAC have suffered in silence for years. However, a growing body of regional research, including a recent report from cybersecurity firm Sophos, is bringing…

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Budget, Robodebt Failures Making Australian Government Hesitant About Citizen-Facing AI

The Australian government sees the value of generative AI across local, state and federal governments. However, unseasonably long spending restrictions and concerns over automation disasters are slowing AI adoption, at…

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Legal AI Is Taking Off in Australia and Could Shake Up the Private Practice Legal Market

Australia’s private practice legal market is diving headlong into providing AI-assisted legal services. Leading brands such as Clayton Utz, Minter Ellison and Holding Redlich are signalling their first steps into…

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Salesforce World Tour Offers Hard-Won Lessons From Complex Australian Digital Transformations

Leaders transforming complex organisations with Salesforce came together at Salesforce’s World Tour Sydney 2024 to share key learnings for IT and other transformation stakeholders on how to manage complex, customer-focused…

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CSIRO Collaboration Aims to Boost Flagging AI Investment in Australia via Competition

The CSIRO’s National AI Centre, in collaboration with Google Cloud and co-working space Stone & Chalk, has launched a new AI competition in the hope of supporting Australian entrepreneurship around…

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