November 2018
Why era of big data era requires businesses to take an evidence-based approach
Rapidly evolving technology trends such as artificial intelligence and big data are rewriting the fundamental rules by which businesses operate.
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- Ian Grayson
Evolve or face stagnation and lost opportunities
To survive in an era of increasing digital disruption, Australian organisations must re-evaluate everything from management structures to their attitudes to innovation.
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- Ian Grayson
Local and overseas talent required to fill Australia's digital skills gap
For Australia to reap maximum benefit from evolving digital technologies, both home-grown and imported talent will be required.
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- Ian Grayson
Incremental changes can produce the optimum results
A big part of the challenge for organisations is to find the right speed of change within that business.
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- Mark Eggleton
Israel and Singapore taking different paths to innovation
Israel and Singapore are small nations punching well above their weight on the research and development (R&D) front.
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- Mark Eggleton
Coming to terms with what it means to be human
Rarely do we talk about the social and political changes associated with technology and how it is reshaping what it means to be human.
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- Mark Eggleton
Working close to home yields many benefits
Getting people to travel less and shortening their commutes is one part of the solution to our choked, congested and overpopulated cities.
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- James Sherbon
Diversity essential for growth to continue in tech sector
Technology companies that fail to address the industry's lack of workforce diversity will struggle to find sufficient staff to support future growth.
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- Ian Grayson
Making systems more available to all businesses
For the full benefits of artificial intelligence to be realised, the technology must be democratised and made available to businesses of all sizes.
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- Ian Grayson
Boards like precautions when shooting for the moon
Australian boards are interested in moon-shots or big ideas but they are more keen on the idea of "segmented moon-shots" so they manage the risk a little better.
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- Mark Eggleton
Overcoming the attitude of complacency
Australia is falling behind the rest of the world on the innovation front because our robust economy has bred a culture of complacency.
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- James Sherbon
August 2018
Education needs to adapt in cyber age
Training of cyber security professionals needs to be enhanced to deal with the looming threats.
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- Mark Eggleton
Too many businesses ignoring growing cyber risk
Despite the growing number of internet-based attacks against businesses and public sector organisations, most Australians remain unaware of the need for effective cyber resilience.
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- Ian Grayson
Personal data the most targeted by cyber attackers
Australians are completely unaware as to how susceptible their personal information is to a cyber attack, despite it being a common target of cyber criminals.
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- Mark Eggleton
90 per cent of malicious botnets target Internet of Things devices
The essential weakness of the Internet of Things makes it easy for malicious actors to hack into devices from phones to internet cameras and more.
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- Mark Eggleton
Integrated approach required for cyber security
Achieving an effective level of cyber resilience requires organisations to adopt a holistic approach to security that extends far beyond the IT department.
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- Ian Grayson
Enhanced cyber systems necessary to combat breaches
There is an intense battle being fought in terms of cyber security but as yet many in business and government remain unaware of its scope.
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- Mark Eggleton
Boards need to take more responsibility for cyber protection
Australian business needs to work harder to build its cyber security capability because at present not enough is being done to prevent a cyber attack which could undermine the whole economy.
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- Mark Eggleton
June 2018
Reinvention of education system for digital age is crucial
Australia needs to reinvent its education systems for the digital age and this is not just about adding a few more STEM courses in schools.
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- Mark Eggleton
Devising local responses for global change
Australia must confront its own unique set of challenges and devise its own solutions when it comes to developing the future of work.
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- James Sherbon