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Jonathan Cotton
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AU govt’s IT failures to go under the microscope
Can another inquiry into govt’s multiple digital debacles actually fix anything?… read more...
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Optimizely hits AU shores just in time for retail armageddon
Can the software help AU business survive ‘the Amazon effect’?… read more...
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Crystal ball time: iStart talks with a futurist
How AI, Blockchain and even those damn chatbots are going to shape the future… read more...
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On 500 Startups, Google, diversity and tech culture
Unconscious bias maybe, but true value lies in a diversity of ideology not collective indignation… read more...
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Westpac takes $40m step into internet POS payment market
AU startup gets the nod from fintech-friendly banking giant… read more...
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Bad reputation: Getting honest about AU’s image crisis
Why Australia’s slipping corruption reputation is both challenge and opportunity… read more...
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The smart future of manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence and the production floor revolution… read more...
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Employee anxiety in the age of automation
Automation likely to be next decade’s major labour market disruptor… read more...
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Hitting hype cycle peak, the world prepares itself for blockchain or bust
New research highlights distributed ledger tech’s rise to ‘next big thing’ status, even though it’s generally poorly understood… read more...
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Attention Slackers: Don’t expect privacy around the digital watercooler
Report charts rise of office messaging tools, reveals troubling privacy assumptions… read more...
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Shock, horror, IT dept says NO to transformation
Survey shows employee buy-in the biggest roadblock to digital success… read more...
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ICT sector struggling to put bums in seats
The latest review of SEEK data shows boomtime in the tech sector… read more...
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Australians, Kiwis wary about sharing data…and no wonder
With continual high-profile data breaches, people are rightfully selective about info sharing… read more...
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Who’s going to pay for the NBN?
Checking in on the slow-motion rollout…(spoiler alert: It’s you) read more...
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Chatbots: The cheap way to irritate your customers
How much does a chatbot for your site cost? More than you might think… read more...
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Good news, everyone! Your tax just got harder
Eliminating ‘unfettered averaging’ one of the goals of new accounting standards… read more...
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‘Act now’ to counter Amazon invasion
Report confirms what retailers already know… read more...
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Silicon Valley’s sexual harassment epidemic
We chew over the recent wave of sexual harassment complaints coming out of the centre of the tech universe… read more...
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Employers rejoice on 457 backdown
Employers and immigrants likely enthused with government visa-scheme turnaround. Middle-aged ICT specialists? Maybe not so much… read more...
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Battlefield internet: AU joins fight for online hearts and minds
Business, government, civil libertarians and advertisers in battle for online space… read more...