Opinion
Friday 18th November 2016
Now, anyone can be a mobile telco
DAMIAN KAYBeing a mobile virtual network operator has its advantages, as has been witnessed by the likes of Woolworths others who have joined the bandwagon.
Tuesday 15th November 2016
Regulatory systems struggling
Craig ScroggieIf we’re going to harness globally distributed computing power to solve big problems then data mobility is a must.
Trump may start up discussion
Ed HusicRampant populism may be on the rise but now isn’t the time to back away from championing start-ups’ economic power.
Thursday 10th November 2016
Trump shocks Silicon Valley
SUPRATIM ADHIKARIThe tech industry gets a big wake up call.
Wednesday 9th November 2016
Kindling the Aussie fintech boom
LIAM MCLAGANAustralia is beginning to enjoy the benefits of a fintech boom, but for this emerging industry to grow properly it needs infrastructure support.
Tuesday 8th November 2016
Cut the cord to sell and prosper
Rene SugoAustralian founders always aim high but are still immature when it comes to selling up.
Poor planning in census debacle
Antony HarrowellThe unfolding blame game between Canberra and IBM over the census 2016 debacle has left everyone embarrassed.
Apple fails to plug into future
David SwanApple’s confused MacBook Pro event shows perhaps the company is losing touch with its core users.
Cyber security can’t be ignored
Shannon SedgwickStart-ups must gear up for cyber security from the word go as their very existence may be at stake.
Monday 7th November 2016
Time to review telco competition
PETER STRONGAustralia’s telecommunications sector is arguably the worst example of a major failure in competition laws and policy.
Thursday 3rd November 2016
Online retailing: back to the future?
KEITH LOUIEThe evolution of retailing has always been a search for the most persuasive value proposition for customers.
Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Win-win for professional services
BEN HUTTProfessional services businesses should realise that they can benefit from the same opportunities that consumer-focused industries have enjoyed through digital disruption.
Tuesday 1st November 2016
AI promises to improve lives
Hugh BradlowThe evolution of personal assistant technology looks set to make artificial intelligence more central to our lives.
Reality far removed from dreams
Creel PriceThere’s never been a better time to launch a start-up — at least that’s the story we’ve been sold.
Monday 31st October 2016
R&D changes offer true disruption
ROB FITZPATRICKGood public policy is vital to creating the healthy ecosystem in which innovation flourishes.
Tuesday 25th October 2016
Cuffed to outdated hardware
Antony HarrowellVictoria Police is a respected force throughout Australia but it operates in a technology vacuum. .
Start-ups lead way in job creation
Anthony WongAustralian start-up are getting a helping a hand from Canberra to set up shop in global tech hot spots.
Breaches a management issue
Paul WallbankCybersecurity is becoming an important responsibility for executives and directors.
Looking to prevention-first
Ryan GillisCollaboration is the key to tackling cyberthreats and the bonds between the US and Australia are stronger than ever.
Tuesday 18th October 2016
Reasons to protect consumers
Hugh StephensSamsung’s woes with the Galaxy Note7 highlight the need to rethink how consumers can be protected.
NBN goes that extra mile
Mark GregoryNBN Co needs to get the skates on to maximise the potential of fibre to the kerb technology.
Wednesday 12th October 2016
IoT use to explode in industry
Krishan SharmaIndustry use of The Internet of Things is set to dwarf consumer IoT.
Pro photography under threat
Peter MyersBooking photographers as you would an Uber is a threat to the concept of professional photography.
Tuesday 11th October 2016
Outages cost far more than cash
Robert LinsdellFrom banks unable to process payments to airlines stuck on the ground, what are the real costs of an outage?
Resist urge to merge early
David KimSeeking a shortcut to innovation without thinking about IT integration is a recipe to destroying shareholder value.
Thursday 6th October 2016
Digital paranoia is healthy
Mark Fioretto, Angela FoxYou need to automate. If you don’t, your business will be usurped (or “Uber’d”).
Tuesday 4th October 2016
Video games worth a policy plan
Ron CurryAustralia’s video game industry is looking for a hand up not a handout from the federal government.
Monday 3rd October 2016
Change R&D? We’ll move overseas
MARK LAPINSBig corporates aren’t the only ones who can threaten to pack up shop and take jobs overseas if they don’t get their way.
Friday 30th September 2016
Understanding how millennials think
Marc GoldenfeinOver the last four years, we’re seeing millennials become the influencers in digitally-led products and services.
NBN’s fibre test tube
SUPRATIM ADHIKARIPersisting with Optus’s network would have delivered a far more painful blow to NBN Co.
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