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• ​How PwC is using IT to transform professional services

  The Big Four accounting giant is throwing out the legacy and using innovative technology to solve important economic and business problems.

• ​Australia Post, Blackmores join Alibaba in food fraud crackdown

  Australia Post and Blackmores have joined an initiative run by e-commerce giant Alibaba to combat the rise of counterfeit food being sold across China.

• PwC appoints its first chief digital officer

  ​PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed its first chief digital officer, Vishy Narayanan.

• PwC brought in to investigate "unprecedented" ATO hardware failure

  Answers to lingering questions over how the ATO's systems went down following a hardware ​failure are set to be revealed in March.

• ​NDIS’s payment portal issues almost fixed: Christian Porter

  Social services minister, Christian Porter claims technical issues that have plagued the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) payment portal are almost fixed.

• Australia an economic crime ‘hotspot’: PwC

  A new survey paints a gloomy picture for Australian organisations, which were found to experience cybercrime at double the global rate, with 65 per cent attacked in the last 24 months compared to 32 per cent globally.

• Are you ready for the enterprise wearables boom?

  IT leaders must prepare for 'wear-your-own-device' as wearables-driven consumerisation starts to take hold.

• ​NSW govt in financial management system overhaul

  The NSW government on Wednesday said it will have a real time and more detailed overview of its $70 billion budget under an initiative to modernise its financial management systems.
  

• PwC invests $2.5M in tech talent

  A 3D printing program for K-8 classrooms is one of 20 tech initiatives chosen for a new accelerator being run by PwC to help boost Australian science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education initiatives.
  

• PwC partners with blockchain technology company

  Global consulting firm, PwC is partnering with Blockstream to help organisations worldwide deploy blockchain technology.

• ​Australia tops world for cyber security incidents

  The number of cyber security incidents detected in Australia increased by 109 per cent to 9,434 over the past 12 months.
  

• How diversity created a true transformational CIO

  What stints at Telstra, Optus and AAPT - with experience ranging from property management, customer experience, IT facilities and business transformation - has taught PwC’s tech chief, Hilda Clune, about business transformation.

• The wrong skills for the wrong century

  CeBIT was held in Sydney this week and for the first time – in the midst of the celebration of technology innovation – there was a specific session focused on what only can be described as an economic emergency – skills.
  

• RBA embraces competition and reverse mentoring to drive innovation

  The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is driving innovation by embracing concepts such as reverse mentoring, internal competitions like 'code-a-thons', and regular collaboration efforts, according to CIO Sarv Girn.

• QUT launches first Australian chair in digital economy

  The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) last week launched Australia’s first chair in digital economy to help lead digital transformation in Queensland and prepare graduates for jobs of the future.