Stories by Jennifer O'Brien

The ACCC is taking popular online retailer, Kogan, to Federal Court for alleged price hiking before discounting.

After eleven years driving transformation at SA Health, executive director and CIO Bill Le Blanc is shifting gears, taking on the head of technology role at ElectraNet in South Australia. He starts the new role July 15.

The international Biometrics Institute is calling on all law enforcement agencies, border management and governments to use existing good practices to ensure responsible use of biometrics.

Gartner and IT veteran Jenny Beresford has clinched the chief digital officer job at Laureate Education, a move that sees her moving back into the c-suite.

Dell EMC, in concert with Intel, has opened five ’AI experience zone’ facilities across Asia Pacific and Japan that aim to showcase the business benefits of artificial intelligence technologies.

Scottish Pacific Business Finance is on the lookout for a NSW-based CTO to oversee and develop the company’s technology platform and strategy.

Seven Australian ‘smart city’ projects from across the nation - including ones from Launceston to Newcastle to Cairns - have been shortlisted as finalists in the annual 2019 IDC Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards.

While 30 per cent of organisations in Australia and New Zealand are starting to scale and get value from digital investments, the remaining 70 per cent are “falling behind in rethinking business models,” according to Gartner’s 2019 CIO Agenda.

If successful in this weekend’s Federal Election, Labor has pledged to allocate 5,000 fee-free digital and ICT TAFE spots in a bid to provide Australians with the training they need for the jobs of the future.

RSL LifeCare is on the lookout for an experienced CIO to help drive innovation across the company.

The majority of CIOs, CTOs and CISOs said their organisations suffered a cybersecurity breach in the past 12 months, with 41 per cent breached between three to five times.

Coles is investing up to $150 million on an online ordering and delivery platform after striking a services agreement with UK firm Ocado.

Three years after its launch, Australian payments startup, Airwallex, has gained unicorn status following fundraising of US$100 million, valuing the company at more than $US1 billion.

Former HammondCare CIO, Rob Binskin, has joined BaptistCare NSW looking after business engagement, program delivery and change management. Meanwhile, Martin McManus - formerly CIO of DP World Australia - has been appointed general manager of IT for Kennards Hire, the tool and plant hire firm.

Australian Military Bank (AMB) is seeing “significant operational benefits and cost efficiencies” after implementing a comprehensive digital banking solution 12 months ago, according to CEO John Ford.