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404: Technology leadership not found in Aussie government
The myGov failure this week isn’t the first instance of incompetent IT practice in the government, but it should be the last one allowed.
Tabcorp’s tech tsar Mandy Ross sees good and bad in COVID-19 trenches
Outgoing Tabcorp CIO, Mandy Ross, says COVID-19 has thrown many Australian organisations and her professional peers into complete disarray over the past few weeks.
Australian CIOs scramble to manage teleworker exodus in face of COVID-19
If the average day of a 21st century CIO consists of perpetually herding cats, then surely managing the response to COVID-19 must be more akin to herding locusts.
COVID-19 welfare splash crashes MyGov website, spurs frenzied backpedalling
Government services minister, Stuart Robert, insisted on Monday that the MyGov website was still working despite it having appeared to crash following a mass exodus online of Australians scrambling for a welfare lifeline offered in...
UNSW is teaching AI systems how to second-guess us
Researchers at the University of New South Wales are developing AI systems capable of ‘second-guessing’ humans, using data such as facial expression and body language to assist people for instance who are immobilised with...
Pepper simplifies tech environment with Office 365, Azure deployment
Fast growing home loan lender, Pepper, has shifted to Microsoft-based cloud infrastructure to simplify its processes and keep pace with an increasingly regulated Australian financial services sector.
Coronavirus: What companies are ready for our new reality?
One class of companies is already equipped to work in a fully distributed employee model. Another going to have a difficult time adapting to most employees having to work from home. Some won’t survive if this lasts more than a few...
Software underinvestment causing staff underpayments in Australia: Lawyer
Employer and regulatory underinvestment in technology that automates correct pay conditions is leading to staff underpayment, an employment lawyer has told a Senate inquiry.
MCC’s Azure-based AI solution detects eerie silence
After two years of careful design and another two of intense deployment and ongoing refinement, a sophisticated Azure-based AI solution at the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is possibly feeling a little confused by an entirely new...
Coronavirus: 3 things CIOs need to do now
Gartner has recommended three short-term actions that chief information officers should take to prepare for business disruptions as a result of the coronavirus health crisis.
IBM talks up deeper language smarts for Watson
Australian companies using the AI-driven language processing will be able to take advantage of advanced sentiment analysis.
Why investing in Australia’s healthtech sector is critical
More needs to be done around how to better use technology to support the clinical sector.
How data may have saved Holden
The outrage over General Motors’ decision to pull the Holden brand is understandable, but it obfuscates the bigger issue: the entire automotive industry is terrible at seeing the future.
Sarah Harland leaving Suncorp
Suncorp’s chief information officer, Sarah Harland, is leaving the company on March 27.
New CSO benchmark reveals security priorities
58 large organisations share their security spending, priorities, and other findings to help smaller organisations make better security decisions
CIO report reveals lack of tech maturity, yet innovation is a high priority
A survey analysing CIO priorities for 2020 has revealed low levels of maturity when it comes to applying technology in key areas of the business, yet a clear intent to harness tech for driving innovation and better customer...
ServiceNow: Not just for managing IT services anymore
ServiceNow is making a play to push beyond ITSM, thanks to new AI tools in the Orlando release of its Now platform and other recent AI-related moves.
Coronavirus: 3 things CIOs need to do now
Gartner has recommended three short-term actions that chief information officers should take to prepare for business disruptions as a result of the coronavirus health crisis.
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