Our March 2 Blog post documented a flood of recent research into the likely impact of computerisation and automation on the workforce of the not-too-distant future. Typical of the findings was a CSIRO/Australian Computer Society (ACS) report released in late February that…
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For generations of children, the scene in Disney’s Fantasia where the bucket-carrying broom marches out of control and divides exponentially to a musical crescendo was the stuff of nightmares. Today, the nightmare for business leaders is the onward march and…
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My son has just started High School. It’s been a tumultuous experience for him and for us, and it’s only going to get more challenging – and, we trust, more rewarding – from here. A decided upswing in the tempo…
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The recent launch of a new super-efficient e-waste recycling technology in Australia by Ai Group member PGM Refiners is a good news story in itself – a local company taking the best of overseas technology to radically improve local practice….
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As the year draws to a close it’s worthwhile to reflect on some of the action behind the scenes in the digital policy arena. Policy can be forgotten with all the excitement around digital disruption and start-ups and this year…
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Some say it’s here, not quite there, a marketing hype or just a passing phase. But irrespective of opinion, the reality is that the Internet of Things (IoT) is now impossible to ignore. The question you should be asking, rather,…
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Telstra has recently announced the planned retirement of its dial-up internet services, which will take effect by December 2015. This announcement should not be a surprise. The most recent ABS statistics show the number of users accessing the internet via…
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“The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it’s very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasise the similarities between you and the customer.” (Thomas J Watson Sr, founder…
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When we talk about the opportunities and issues with driving growth in the digital economy in Australia, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are common areas of policy at an international level and opportunities that can be gained…
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A recent decision by the Privacy Commissioner could have big implications for any business that collects so-called ‘metadata’ about their customers or other members of the public – and in a digital economy that increasingly means every business. The case…
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