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Digital business

February 2023

Digital platforms will have to erase and correct content and remove sensitive content from searches, if requested, among a suite of new consumer data controls being proposed.

Privacy reform set to unleash stampede of lobbyists to Canberra

Small business, big tech, marketers, e-tailers and the data analytics sector will be sharpening their arguments before a March 31 deadline.

  • Tom Burton

January 2023

New real time payment system are fuelling an explosion in scams, prompting ACCC chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb to call for the government to agree to take down powers.

Cabinet readies to modernise digital economy rules

A suite of regulatory reforms, including of privacy, cyber, data, identity, consumer and competition rules, is set to shake up the rules of the digital economy. The changes are the biggest regulatory reforms in more than two decades.

  • Tom Burton

April 2021

Venture capitalist Jim Breyer was an early Facebook investor. The founder of Breyer Capital is backing local start-up Rosemary Health.

VC heavyweight who bet on Facebook backs Aussie start-up

The billionaire investor who made an early bet on Facebook has turned his sights to Australian telehealth company Rosemary Health.

  • Carrie LaFrenz

March 2021

Gisele Kapterian, director, public sector strategy, Salesforce APAC

Digital skills make all the difference in a crisis

Staff readiness to adapt to a speedy digital transformation can give organisations a leading edge in responding quickly to an adverse situation.

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Chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia Peter Strong says we should be realistic about how quickly we can mobilise the forces of change.

Pandemic is an opportunity to rebuild better

The health crisis of 2020 has given businesses a chance to seize the next big moment and forge a new future for themselves and for the communities they serve.

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Online shopping is changing the game for businesses

With the phenomenal growth e-commerce the challenge is to continue to meet and exceed consumer expectations.

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Futurist and author Rocky Scopelliti

Tech power has led us out of pandemic’s economic catastrophe

Businesses around the world adapted to the changed reality with the help of technological help, and this transformation is here to stay.

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Building IT project skills is key to digital age efficiency

Salesforce online platforms help users save thousands of dollars by enabling them to build ordering forms and similar functionalities on their own.

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Tech-led approach drives customer savings

Athena has settled more than $2 billion in home loans since it was  launched two years ago.

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December 2019

Monique Alvis and Jeremiah Mannings with their awards.

Failures part of the process in exploring the unknown

 Innovation depends a lot on seeing failure as learning.

  • Jonathan Porter
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Digital Disruptor Awards 2019: list of winners

Disruption skills recognised in various sectors.

  • Mark Eggleton
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Women overcoming barriers in IT

Despite the long road travelled towards gender equality, the tech industry still reflects pay disparity between men and women.

  • Jonathan Porter

October 2019

Security experts tell us that everything attached to the internet can be hacked.

IoT puts business in hackers' crosshairs

Security experts tell us that everything attached to the internet can be hacked, but a security audit is a smart first step for businesses wanting to shore up their defences.

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BHP's Chief Risk Officer Robb Eadie says the modern view of risk gives an organisation the insight that allows the business to place the right bet.

Opportunity evolves in the digital age

The velocity of technological change represents one of the biggest threats to today’s businesses.

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Southeast Asia's internet economy is growing rapidly.

Southeast Asia's Internet economy to hit $US100b

Asia's online industry has more than tripled in the past four years as young people use their phones for everything from banking and playing games to retail.

  • Aradhana Aravindan
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August 2019

Providing the tools to deliver business priorities says Astrolabe's associate director Kim Johnstone

Smart workplaces boost productivity

Beyond technology modern offices need a sense of place to allow employees to connect and engage more with each other.

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The MCG has reduced energy consumption by about 23 per cent.

Cricket's Boxing Day test a big power draw

Melbourne Cricket Ground reduces energy consumption by 23 per cent during the most popular days of the cricket season.

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Nation's physical infrastructure is ripe for hackers

Critical infrastructure under threat from hackers

The nation's power systems, transport, the internet, air traffic control and railways could all be disrupted or brought to a halt by a hacker.

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iseek are soon to open a data centre in Townsville says Jason Gomersall

Big data centres on regional areas

Moving IT infrastructure into rural Australia could boost our cyber resilience, suggests iseek's Jason Gomersall

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AI has been with us for awhile as evidenced by IBM's Deep Blue beating World chess champion Garry Kasparov back in the 90s

Change management is the key to digital strategy

Real innovation requires a strong understanding of what the customer wants, says Boral's Paul Dalton

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