Expertise
Women in ICT
Meet six rising female stars in Australian tech
Sylvia Pennington The Australian tech scene continues to be a place where women are still under-represented.
Education
Young children can code, says toymaker
Matthew Hall Kindergarten kids can write code and computer science should be a fundamental skill for children as young as five, says a start-up developing programmable toy robots for kids.
Jobs
Show me less money: tech workers prepared to down pay
Sylvia Pennington Show me less money? It doesn't have quite the ring of Jerry Maguire's famous cri de coeur but that's the way some cheesed off IT workers feel.
Careers
Giving girls the code to a life in computing and engineering
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
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
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
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
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
Sylvia Pennington Facebook is in Australia scouting scout out the best and brightest university students.
Jobs
Recruitment start-ups eye traditional jobs market
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
Matthew Hall Facebook COO tells women to assert themselves at work.
Expertise
Microsoft wins spot in school curriculum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sylvia Pennington Is Adam Ezekiel arrogant, or a genius – and does either opinion explain why he can’t find a job?
