Expertise
Careers
Giving girls the code to a life in computing and engineering
![Reshma Saujani, founder and chief executive officer of Girls Who Code. Reshma Saujani, founder and chief executive officer of Girls Who Code.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/9/7/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv949.png/1390423976831.jpg)
Matthew Hall An organisation encouraging young girls to develop an interest in computer science and engineering aims to bridge the gap in the number of women and men employed in computing fields, whether as engineers or developers.
Expertise
Boston's tech aspirations a lesson for Australia
![An unidentified man takes a photograph at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. The city has a history of innovation. An unidentified man takes a photograph at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. The city has a history of innovation.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/7/s/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv7r6.png/1389757666830.jpg)
Matthew Hall The city of Boston is making a pitch as a global centre of tech excellence as Facebook and other digital giants open offices in the city better known for its Red Sox, revolutionaries and universities.
Expertise
Summer reading: brush up on your tech knowledge part 2
![Even some classics can be interpreted in a new light. Even some classics can be interpreted in a new light.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/7/c/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv7ee.png/1389757771557.jpg)
Cynthia Karena In the second of two articles, we complete your handy guide to the must-read books of the season.
Expertise
2014 summer reading: brush up on your tech knowledge
![The quiet season is a good time to read the books that might help us in the year ahead. The quiet season is a good time to read the books that might help us in the year ahead.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/7/e/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv7ec.png/1389041167273.jpg)
Cynthia Karena There's nothing like a few quiet days, a lounge chair and a couple of good books to expand our horizons. Part one.
New technology university to foster entrepreneurial mindset
![New York City wants to be the centre for tech entrepreneurship education. New York City wants to be the centre for tech entrepreneurship education.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/5/x/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv5yp.png/1387231128540.jpg)
Matthew Hall A partnership between American and Israeli universities aims to establish the leading technology educational institution in the world.
Jobs
Facebook fishing for new talent in Wollongong
![University of Wollongong graduate Cooper Lees now works at Facebook. University of Wollongong graduate Cooper Lees now works at Facebook.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/5/f/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv5go.png/1389154386643.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington Facebook is in Australia scouting scout out the best and brightest university students.
Jobs
Recruitment start-ups eye traditional jobs market
![The Search Party founders Ben Hutt (left) and Jamie Carlisle. The Search Party founders Ben Hutt (left) and Jamie Carlisle.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/3/t/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv3u4.png/1388709165656.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington Once a powerful conduit between candidate and employer, recruiters are seeing their traditional business model undermined by a slew of online competitors chasing a bigger slice of the $3 billion pie.
Expertise
Sheryl Sandberg: 'bossy' is good
!["That's fantastic": Sheryl Sandberg says CEOs complained women now want to be paid the same as men. "That's fantastic": Sheryl Sandberg says CEOs complained women now want to be paid the same as men.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/3/o/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv3ox.png/1388709411438.jpg)
Matthew Hall Facebook COO tells women to assert themselves at work.
Expertise
Microsoft wins spot in school curriculum
![Karen McFarlane, Albany Creek High School head of department senior schooling, with students. Karen McFarlane, Albany Creek High School head of department senior schooling, with students.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/3/n/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv3n3.png/1385975488986.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington In a move that will be hailed both as in the interest of preparing children for the workforce and as a creep into the schoolyard, Microsoft has won the right to be featured in the Queensland's high school curriculum.
Jobs
NICTA in push to convince year 5 students of ICT career merit
![NICTA is hoping to awaken technology career aspirations in children as young as 10 or 11. NICTA is hoping to awaken technology career aspirations in children as young as 10 or 11.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/c/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv2c9.png/1385975293639.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington A pilot program credited with reversing ICT enrolment decline is to be rolled out nationally.
Expertise
Branding now a marketing strategy for people too
![Looking to get there first? Experts say you need to build your personal brand. Looking to get there first? Experts say you need to build your personal brand.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/b/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv2bo.png/1385975058924.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington Lessons on dress style, body language, written and oral communication and the use of social media.
Expertise
Melbourne firm adding IT jobs, 100 at a time
![Counting every job: Victoria Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips. Counting every job: Victoria Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/a/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv2bm.png/1385975061171.jpg)
Lia Timson As more organisations undergo business and technology transformation, one Melbourne company is reaping the rewards.
Jobs
Alcatel-Lucent job cuts will have 'minimal impact' in Australia: Sean O'Halloran
![Alcatel-Lucent employees protest against the company's planned job-cuts on October 22, 2013 in Nantes, France. Alcatel-Lucent employees protest against the company's planned job-cuts on October 22, 2013 in Nantes, France.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/9/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv29i.png/1385975447450.jpg)
Ben Grubb Australian jobs are unlikely to go as telecommunications equipment maker undertakes global restructure.
Expertise
With no better prospect contractors are happy to stay
![Entity Solutions CEO Matthew Franceschini. Entity Solutions CEO Matthew Franceschini.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/5/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv25m.png/1385971396365.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington They're in work and they like what they do - but two in three contractors think their prospects aren't brilliant if they lose their current gig.
Broadband
Help needed: NBN Co calls consultants for strategic review
![NBN co issued a request for proposals for consultants to provide expert advice and skills for a strategic review. NBN co issued a request for proposals for consultants to provide expert advice and skills for a strategic review.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/5/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv23g.png/1385971402769.jpg)
Lucy Battersby NBN Co will invite consultants to help its board conduct the 60-day strategic review promised by Malcolm Turnbull prior to the election.
Expertise
Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent
![A talented engineer's pay packet is the second biggest at Twitter, after that of CEO Dick Costolo, pictured. A talented engineer's pay packet is the second biggest at Twitter, after that of CEO Dick Costolo, pictured.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/2/3/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv246.png/1385971825602.jpg)
Sarah McBride Among Twitter's highest-paid executives, Christopher Fry's name stands out.
Jobs
Please explain: job seeker exercises right to look at files
![Adam Ezekiel says notes made by some recruiters on his file are enlightening and horrifying. Adam Ezekiel says notes made by some recruiters on his file are enlightening and horrifying.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/1/u/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv1ub.png/1385971813985.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington Is Adam Ezekiel arrogant, or a genius – and does either opinion explain why he can’t find a job?
Management
Bulk of IT spend tipping away from CIOs
![IT departments are now directly responsible for less than 60 per cent of enterprise IT spending, report shows. IT departments are now directly responsible for less than 60 per cent of enterprise IT spending, report shows.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/1/u/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv1uj.png/1385971433449.jpg)
Stuart Corner Responsibility for IT budgets is slipping away from CIOs as business units increase their involvement in technology strategy and purchasing decisions.
Innovation
What Marita Cheng did next
![Young Australian of the Year, Marita Cheng assembling a robot at Melbourne University last year. Young Australian of the Year, Marita Cheng assembling a robot at Melbourne University last year.](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/1/r/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv1s4.png/1385971652178.jpg)
Sylvia Pennington This twenty-four year old had so many choices. She picked the boldest one.
Start-ups
'You can be a multimillionaire': Tech festival hopes to inspire the next Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates
![Could Australia have a Mark Zuckerberg in its ranks? Could Australia have a Mark Zuckerberg in its ranks?](/web/20140207201305im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/1/r/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.hv1ra.png/1385971650448.jpg)
Ben Grubb Australia's first technology start-up festival hopes to inspire entrepreneurs to become the next Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs or Larry Page.