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GSMA announces 17 new partners for transformative MWC26 Shanghai

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GSMA has secured 17 new partners for MWC26 Shanghai, highlighting China's pivotal role in global mobile innovation with firms like Huawei and Qualcomm.
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Australia bans foreign AI, urges local tech investment

Thu, 13th Feb 2025
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The Australian government has banned foreign AI technology DeepSeek R1, escalating calls for increased investment in homegrown artificial intelligence capabilities.
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Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, La Trobe Uni, Google Cloud partner

Thu, 29th Aug 2024
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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, La Trobe University, and Google Cloud team up to close Australia's tech skills gap by integrating cloud curriculum into CSIT programme.
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How AI is transforming the Australian workforce

Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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Generative AI is reshaping Australia’s workforce, with technology skills now integral to the economy. Embracing AI could unlock billions of dollars by 2030, but requires an understanding of its intricacies and a stronger pipeline of tech workers.
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UK AI economy projected to reach £2.4 trillion by 2027: AiiA

Fri, 8th Sep 2023
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The mapping released by AI Industry Analytics profiled 8,900 companies, 70 public corporations, 300 AI Hubs, 4,100 investors, and 280 government projects.
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Cloudera announces partnership with Generation Australia

Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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Cloudera partners with Generation Australia to develop a program supporting individuals pursuing careers as data analysts.
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SRA appoints Tim Chopping as CEO

Fri, 7th Oct 2022
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Founder of SRA, Steven Rowe, steps down as CEO, passing the position to Tim Chopping, SRA's former Sales, Marketing and People Executive Manager.
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Aus Government must support ICT industry as skills shortages continue

Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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Australia's Government is not fully utilising innovative technologies, impacting the economy, according to the AIIA survey.
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AIIA pushes for Aus Govt to fund AI research and commercialisation

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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Australian Government urged to allocate $250 million in May budget to support AI research and commercialisation, says AIIA.
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AIIA launches new skills hub to boost Aussie ICT industry

Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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The hub was created as a digital skills platform to connect ICT training needs of industry and employees with VET, tertiary and industry digital courses.
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AIIA welcomes Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy

Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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Senator Jane Hume has been appointed as Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy, welcomed by the Australian Information Industry Association.
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AIIA launches website hub for remote working support

Mon, 30th Mar 2020
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The Australian Information Industry Association’s new site, Australian Business Continuity, provides support from the AIIA and its partners.
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AIIA launches remote-working portal with support of Federal Government

Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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The Australian Information Industry Association, with Federal Government backing, launched a portal today to aid remote working amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AU tech sector salaries growing - and so is employee turnover

Mon, 9th Dec 2019
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Australian IT sector salaries to continue growing in 2020, but employee turnover remains an issue, says AIIA. (110 characters).
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ICT peak body’s policy focus pre-budget

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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The AIIA highlights the need to boost Digital Skills, Innovation and Government ICT Procurement in Pre-Budget Submission.
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AIIA says Government needs to ditch 'archaic' voting methods & switch to e-voting

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Why is Australia slow at electronic voting uptake? The AIIA says that with e-voting in place, we would already know the election results by now.
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Former AIIA chief Ian Birks passes away

Tue, 28th Jul 2015
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Industry stalwart and former chief executive and board member of the Australian Information Industry Association, Ian Birks, has passed away.