Yesterday
Governments ‘lack ethics controls for data’
Australian governments should emulate university research procedures in the handling of data, says Nobel laureate and ANU vice chancellor Brian Schmidt.
- Tom Burton
This Month
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Start-up hub aims to build trust in a digital world
Fresh from retiring from NSW politics, former digital minister Victor Dominello has launched an initiative focused on avoiding mistakes of the digital past.
- Tom Burton
Delivering connected digital government services
Meeting the need for economy-wide, unified and trusted public services
- Exclusive
- Business IT
IAG’s bot workforce saved it 150,000 hours a year
The insurer is aiming to expand its automation program to eliminate 500,000 working hours a year by 2026, as part of a big-money tech upgrade.
- Tess Bennett
April
- Exclusive
- TAFE NSW
TechnologyOne makes a play for 10-year TAFE NSW contract
TechnologyOne is offering TAFE NSW a fixed priced contract of $145m to abandon its long-running Oracle project.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Jobs
Tech pioneer seeks 400 workers as it eyes IPO
Brennan, a 26-year-old Australian IT services company, is recruiting 400 technology professionals, as part of a growth push that includes a possible IPO.
- Tess Bennett
March
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Revealed: how hackers used a tech giant to get inside Latitude Financial
In the aftermath of the biggest known cyberattack on Australia’s financial service sector, fingers are pointing at a US outsourcer, which was working for the company.
- John Davidson
Why Aussie tech investors think we’re just in a blip
With sackings, valuations falling and Silicon Valley Bank crashing, tech investors appear nervous, but those with money at stake remain as confident as ever.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Consulting
IBM slashes dozens from Australian tech consulting arm
The global technology giant has made dozens of senior leaders from its advisory business redundant as it struggles with a downturn in demand.
- Edmund Tadros
Business navigates a maze of data obligations, law firm warns
Firms are facing a maze of data retention obligations that even Australia’s largest businesses will struggle to navigate, according to Gilbert + Tobin analysis.
- Tom Burton
This booze-delivery app can now verify your age
The first commercial use of NSW’s digital identity system will enable online alcohol purchasers to verify they are older than 18.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- AI
Around-the-clock customer service a big AI benefit for business
Customer service bots and workforce analytics are generating the highest revenue benefits for companies that have rolled out AI technology, a new study has found.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Private equity
Macquarie Capital injects $150m into PE-owned IT services player
Macquarie Capital has bought a small stake in Liverpool Partners’ IT services company Orro Group, valuing it in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Yolanda Redrup
- Opinion
- Privacy
Privacy laws are a win for the public, but a threat to bottom lines
Companies will be busy working to understand how bad their data and privacy handling capability is, and realising how much it will now cost them to get up to speed.
- Adam Barty
February
Sydney founder to net millions in Japanese tech giant deal
Japanese tech giant Fujifilm Business Innovation has acquired a 28-year-old Sydney-based IT services company, in a deal that’s expected to net its founder tens of millions.
- Yolanda Redrup
Experts reject government’s cyberattack IT takeover plan
A strategy to take over some companies’ IT systems if they suffer an online attack has been criticised as unnecessary and unworkable by industry insiders.
- Tess Bennett, Paul Smith and Tom McIlroy
Cyber experts worry as Medibank puts hack behind it
Medibank shares are soaring after its CEO declared its cyber troubles over, but experts say the company still has to show it has learned from its mistakes.
- Paul Smith
New digital identity system to get go-ahead
The federal government is pressing forward on the move and aims to have legislation before parliament for the spring sitting.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Businesses face new $9b cybersecurity requirements
The government will require companies operating critical infrastructure to demonstrate they are meeting new baseline standards, with directors to be held accountable.
- Paul Smith
- Analysis
- Government Observed
MyGov review rethinks how the government should work
The review team heard many suggestions to unleash the full potential of the federal service portal, but there’s little point having a flash front door if the foyer is a consumer mish-mash.
- Tom Burton
