Focus on cybersecurity, data analytics, and IT infrastructure to drive digital transformation. COVID-19 has changed the way Japan views digital technology. Employees are work remotely and, traditional working styles are being forced to undergo dramatic changes that can be likened to crustal movements . Japnese companies are focusing on improving the digital environment to…
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Accelerating the digitisation of Australian businesses. The Australian Federal Government has announced A$800 million in funding to support the digitisation of Australian businesses. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies by Australian businesses and consumers, which has enabled many to transform their operations…
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Opportunities in the digital economy over the next three years. Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have renewed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on 22 September 2020 to reaffirm both party’s continued commitment to help drive digital transformation…
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Rush due to criticism of Abe Government losing “digital defeat” against COVID-19. The Japanese Government plans to create a new digital technology agency by autumn 2021, according to several media outlets. It was reported in the Japan Times, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims for his newly installed government to submit…
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Andrew Matuszczak, former CIO/CTO at Wesfarmers gives his thoughts on what giving everyone access to a central source does for a company’s transformation. According to Wesfarmer’s former CIO/CTO Andrew Matuszczak there are many companies out there that have spent a lot of money doing things on the shiny frontend and…
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The country’s rural suppliers are the backbone of its economy but find digital transformation difficult. New Zealand’s (NZ) farmers and growers have long been challenged to embrace digital technologies. Leading rural supplies and services co-operative, Farmlands, found its own digital transformation accelerated almost overnight as COVID-19 lock-down hit, rising to…
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APAC businesses had not planned for the scale of disruption due to the pandemic. Cybersecurity has emerged at the forefront of APAC IT leaders’ minds with the challenges of implementing more cloud-based services, giving data access to remote employees and with the evolving threat landscape exploiting the COVID-19 crisis. While…
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Businesses in the region view COVID-19 as an opportunity. In a recent study by Microsoft-IDC, titled: Culture of Innovation, Foundation for business resilience and economic recovery in Asia Pacific (APAC), shows that 41 per cent of businesses view COVID-19 as an opportunity. Those businesses also expect to recover more quickly and…
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Global insurance company accelerates roll-out of digital offering, announces key leadership appointments Swiss insurance company, Zurich has hires Ericson Chan, CEO at Ping An Technology, to take up position of group chief information and digital officer, starting in October, to speed digital transformation and develop technology solutions for the organisation.…
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Role supports the ongoing digital IT modernisation of a police force. The New South Wales Police Force are on the hunt for a Director – Office of The Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO), Digital Technology & Innovation. The position will be part of the Office of the CITO, Digital…
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