Ventia lands $134m NBN fibre contract – Telco/ISP
Ventia has joined the list of contractors signed to deliver NBN Co’s final tranche of works under its overbuild of the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) and fibre-to-the-curb…
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Orica finds its next group CIO – Training & Development
Orica has named Rachael Sandel as its new group chief information officer, replacing Chris Crozier who was appointed Defence’s CIO last month. Orica group chief information…
SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25 percent stake in Arm – Hardware
SoftBank is in talks to acquire the 25 percent stake in Arm it does not directly own from Vision Fund 1 (VF1), a US$100 billion…
Australian Digital Health Agency outsources corporate IT strategy – Strategy
The Australian Digital Health Agency is set to outsource the creation and execution of its next corporate IT strategy. ADHA – which has oversight of…
US cyber body to review cloud computing safety, Microsoft breach – Security
A US cyber safety body will review issues relating to cloud-based identity and authentication infrastructure that will include an assessment of a recent Microsoft breach…
Transforming workplace productivity through artificial intelligence – Partner Content
Artificial intelligence is disrupting global business and economies in unprecedented ways, a trend set to become more pronounced over the next decase and Accubits Technologies…
APRA hunts for new CIO – Finance – Training & Development
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is on the hunt for a new chief information officer, suggesting that the incumbent Doug Jenkins is vacating the…
Tutoring firm settles US agency’s first bias lawsuit involving AI software – Software
A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a US government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally…
Centrelink’s scrapped $191m ECE had processed just 784 claims – Finance – Software
A $191 million entitlements calculation engine (ECE) built for Centrelink had processed just 784 claims by late June this year, before it was written off…
DTA faces extended scrutiny after damaging audit – Strategy
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) faces an extended period of scrutiny after a damaging audit last year found it “ineffective” at IT procurement, one of…
Unveiling the Invisible Threat: Mastering the Art of Conveying Cyber Risks to Boards – Partner Content
Boards play a key role in securing budget and executive sponsorship for cybersecurity programs, while non-executive directors can also be held personally liable if their…
NBN Co misses fibre upgrade target by 42 percent – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has finally revealed an official take-up figure for its fibre overbuild program, saying that 106,000 premises have upgraded from fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) or fibre-to-the-curb…