An introduction to securing smart places

System failures in smart places could have significant consequences Introduction The ACSC has released a new publication An Introduction to Securing Smart Places to assist public and private organisations in securely implementing and sustaining smart place technology. The highly connected nature of our cities and towns’ public and private infrastructure creates efficiencies…

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Doctors on Demand takes telehealth to new heights

Providing equity of access to primary care, regardless of postcode Doctors on Demand (DoD) is an online platform that bridges the gap between general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacies by providing 24/7 on-demand access to qualified Australian practitioners and prescription medications. When DoD was founded by pharmacists John Martin and John…

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Metcash to transform supply chain management

Recent global events have highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience Metcash and Microsoft have today announced a strategic supply chain transformation initiative with the newly announced Microsoft Supply Chain Platform. As part of the initiative, Metcash will leverage Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management as its core Enterprise Resource Planning system of…

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The Arnott’s Group partners with Microsoft

The Arnott’s Group will have improved visibility of its emissions activities The Arnott’s Group and Microsoft have announced a new partnership to help the iconic food manufacturer transform its sustainability agenda by using data more effectively. The Arnott’s Group will become the first organisation in Australia and New Zealand to…

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Four ways to deliver digital dividends

Most organizations struggle with developing digital change CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line financial impacts from digital investments, according to Gartner, Inc.’s annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. “The pressure on CIOs to deliver digital dividends is higher…

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The retention recipe to combat Asia’s tech talent war

The firm is on track to connect 30 million people globally The pandemic has sparked a large-scale digitalisation in nearly every industry, resulting in a surge in job volume in the technology sector in Asia, which has traditionally been skill short. As technological advances and digitalisation trends set to accelerate,…

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How CIOs can defend against damaging IT budget cuts

Stewart Buchanan, VP Analyst at Gartner, discusses how CIOs can respond to executive leaders Companies must watch their spending as supply costs, energy bills and the cost of talent are soaring. At the same time, businesses must continue spending to operate and avoid business damage. However, in unstable times, some…

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The crunch of escalating costs and labour race

Data centre construction is facing record-breaking inflation The Data centre cost index 2022 reveals how the average cost to build data centres has increased by 15 percent on average across global markets. The research analyses construction input costs – including labour and materials – across 45 key markets, alongside industry sentiment and insight from…

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CIO at DAFF signals tech upgrades for agriculture

Digital services delivered on demand for DoA Agricultural exports have been a lynchpin of Australia’s economy since the earliest days of European settlement. Today’s farmers and agribusinesses face a complex web of export regulations, quotas, eligibility criteria, audits, and real-time monitoring. The Australian Government understands the importance of the agriculture…

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Understand tech talent to design winning employee experience

Many have been re-evaluating their priorities and relationship with work Following the ‘Great Resignation’ and the ‘Great Reshuffling’, the latest buzzword reflecting people’s attitude to work is ‘quiet quitting’, in which employees actively choose to do the bare minimum required to stay employed, instead of going above and beyond at…

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