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• ​The future of work: The death of the job

  The Uberisation of the workforce is changing the very nature of holding down a job. So what does this mean for the CIO role?
  

• The fall and rise of Microsoft

  Why Microsoft's Windows 10 release and recent acquisitions have put the software giant back on the top of the heap.

• Why Australia is becoming a digital backwater

  Stagnating digital content and delivery is sending a poor message to our western peers and Asia-Pacific neighbours.

• Belling the tertiary education cat

  Digital disruption is fuelling the rise of online curriculums in the university sector, and CIOs must be ready to deliver.

• Businesses not prepared for NBN's 'big bang', former Tas premier says

  David Bartlett, former Tasmanian premier, is championing the National Broadband Network (NBN) as a driver of digital disruption, but he says businesses aren’t ready for the opportunities it will bring.

• IBM releases Intelligent Building Management software

  IBM has released new software designed to cut energy costs by monitoring sensors inside of large buildings and flagging potential maintenance issues.

• Tas ICT minister puts digital futures council in driver’s seat

  Newly instated minister for science, innovation and technology, David O’Byrne, is relying on a meeting with the Digital Futures Advisory Council this month to provide direction on the future of ICT in the state’s policy and economy.

• Tasmania Premier to introduce NBN opt-out legislation

  Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, is expected to introduce legislation to the State Parliament today, enabling Tasmania to adopt an opt-out model for the remaining roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the state.

• Bartlett launches Tasmanian digital economy strategy

  Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, has released a new innovation strategy for the state, including a segment on how the state government can invest to promote Tasmania's digital economy.

• NBN could be opt-out in Tasmania: Premier

  Tasmanian State Premier David Bartlett has committed to ask the Tasmanian NBN Company whether it would be feasible for Tasmanians to be required to opt-out from having the planned optic fibre cables connected to their premises -- reversing the current policy where they are required to opt-in.