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Women in Technology unveils Queensland awards winners
Robotics

Women in Technology unveils Queensland awards winners

Nearly 200 nominations led to honours for women, allies and teams across Queensland's STEM sectors at the 29th annual awards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Gallagher names Brad Sheen to lead NSW & ACT growth
Data centers

Gallagher names Brad Sheen to lead NSW & ACT growth

The hire is aimed at deepening Gallagher's foothold in NSW and the ACT, with a focus on bigger customers in data centres, government and utilities.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Public Sector stories

Netpoleon ANZ adds BMC Helix in regional distribution deal
Software-as-a-Service

Netpoleon ANZ adds BMC Helix in regional distribution deal

Enterprises across Australia and New Zealand will gain a new option for automating IT operations as Netpoleon expands its portfolio with BMC Helix.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Tech Mahindra, CoRover.ai launch sovereign AI partnership
Data sovereignty

Tech Mahindra, CoRover.ai launch sovereign AI partnership

The deal aims to give governments and businesses AI tools built for local language, compliance and digital public infrastructure needs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
FIOR appoints Sir Tom Copinger-Symes to advise on AI
Digital Transformation

FIOR appoints Sir Tom Copinger-Symes to advise on AI

The appointment comes as firms race to secure autonomous AI agents that can access systems and physical infrastructure without human oversight.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Intel, Atsign boost secure agentic AI for transport
Robotics

Intel, Atsign boost secure agentic AI for transport

Encrypted data exchanges in smart transport can now run far faster on Intel chips, easing a key barrier to edge AI deployment.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Advania names Errol Norlum as Group Chief AI Officer
Digital Transformation

Advania names Errol Norlum as Group Chief AI Officer

The appointment gives Advania a single senior executive to scale its AI strategy as customers push to move projects from pilots into operations.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week
Keeper & SailPoint link up to automate access control
Privileged Access Management

Keeper & SailPoint link up to automate access control

The link should cut manual offboarding and audit work for security teams by tying SailPoint approvals directly to Keeper-managed privileges.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last week
V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific
Digital Transformation

V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific

The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
AWS event in Newcastle targets North East tech SMEs
Software-as-a-Service

AWS event in Newcastle targets North East tech SMEs

North East SMEs will get guidance on public sector contracts and cloud tools at a free Newcastle session with AWS and industry speakers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Public Sector stories

Bangkok student builds flood map used 13,000 times
Smart Cities

Bangkok student builds flood map used 13,000 times

The free site helped commuters check flooded routes during Bangkok's disaster zone conditions, logging more than 13,000 uses in its first day.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week
Tauranga ratepayers group slams secrecy around Marty Grenfell's resignation
Risk & Compliance

Tauranga ratepayers group slams secrecy around Marty Grenfell's resignation

Residents say secrecy over the council chief executive's exit leaves ratepayers facing unanswered questions over any payout after the Mount landslide review.

By Ellen O'Dwyer • 2 min read • Last week
SSS launches managed security service in New Zealand
Network Security

SSS launches managed security service in New Zealand

Public bodies and mid-market firms in New Zealand can now use a single managed cyber service to cut tool sprawl and relieve overstretched IT teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Dorset joins Interweave shared care record network
Digital Transformation

Dorset joins Interweave shared care record network

More than 800,000 Dorset residents will have their records linked into a network now covering over 10 million people across seven NHS regions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Panasonic launches rugged TOUGHBOOK G3 for field workers
Digital Transformation

Panasonic launches rugged TOUGHBOOK G3 for field workers

Field crews can work longer between charges as the new model adds hot-swappable batteries, 5G and local AI processing for remote sites.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week
Run-down Invercargill council building still awaiting repairs
Construction

Run-down Invercargill council building still awaiting repairs

A fifth of the budget has gone on temporary office moves for staff, as Invercargill City Council still has no timeframe for repairing its ageing headquarters.

By Matthew Rosenberg • 3 min read • Last week
How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI
Digital Transformation

How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI

The proposed cuts could deepen service risks, as officials urged ministers to back a much more aggressive push into AI and digitisation.

By Phil Pennington • 7 min read • Last week