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  • Privacy advocate speaks out against AFP’s raid on press

    Privacy advocate, Paul Bischoff, has hit back at the AFP, calling its raid on ABC’s offices and a journalist's home “especially troubling." He said journalists need to beef up cyber security measures.

    Written by Jennifer O'Brien06 June 19 09:47
  • The NBN is just another government project failure

    About five minutes into ABC’s Four Corners investigation into the National Broadband Network (NBN) program on Monday evening, I realised that once again, we weren’t talking about the real issues of large government project failure.

    Written by Colin Ellis26 Oct. 17 10:20
  • ABC crowns Helen Clifton to new chief digital role

    ​ABC has appointed Helen Clifton to the new role of chief digital and information officer, a role considered "vital to the future development of the ABC," according to managing director Michelle Guthrie.

    Written by Jennifer O'Brien17 May 17 11:00
  • Australian ministers, judges and premiers identified in Yahoo breach dataset

    ​Australian government officials – including cabinet and shadow-cabinet ministers, state premiers and Department of Defence employees, as well as judges and high ranking AFP officers – are reportedly among the victims of the 2013 Yahoo hack, newly released datasets reveal.

    Written by George Nott17 Jan. 17 09:18
  • How to harness digital-led innovation


    Innovation is happening across every organisation, continuously. But it’s the ability to harness and scale those ideas, as well as disrupt traditional power hierarchies and corporate structures, that will make or break how established organisations compete in a digitised, customer-centric world.

    Written by Nadia Cameron07 March 16 13:59
  • In Scott Walker's state, Democrats seek outsourcing penalties

    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one of the polling leaders in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, is still a cipher on offshore outsourcing and the H-1B issue. But Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced anti-outsourcing legislation that could shed light on Walker's views, if the bill makes it to his desk.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau21 July 15 06:26
  • Report: Blackberry's next devices could run Android

    Beleaguered smartphone manufacturer Blackberry could go Android with its next device, abandoning development of its own platform in the interest of getting a more robust ecosystem of apps into the hands of its few remaining users, according to a report from Reuters.

    Written by Jon Gold13 June 15 02:09
  • In a turnabout, Disney ABC TV cancels plans to outsource IT jobs

    Just two weeks ago, the Disney ABC Television Group told a team of approximately 30 to 35 application developers that they were being laid off. Their jobs were being moved to an IT contractor with large offshore operations. Some were told their last day would be at the end of July.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau12 June 15 20:25
  • The philosophy of IoT: Will it help or hurt?

    As the Internet of Things evolves, will it free up human potential? WIll everyone benefit -- or just a few? And how will it change the way people use technology. A conference in July hopes to find some answers.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau26 May 14 20:52
  • A wireless network for gadgets set to arrive in San Francisco

    The San Francisco Bay Area and south to San Jose will soon have what may be the nation's first dedicated Internet of Things network. It may change the way you think about the future of the IoT.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau22 May 14 01:08
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