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• Why CIO tenures in Australia are getting shorter

  ​The typical chief information officer tenure, or so goes the noughties C-Suite folklore, works to a five year cycle...

• States step out to woo Google HQ

  After the NSW government scuppered Google’s plan to establish a headquarters in Sydney CBD, politicians from other states are stepping out to woo the tech giant.

• Govt to pilot 457 fix for tech talent

  ​The government to pilot visa scheme to make it easier for big business and tech start-ups to hire overseas talent for highly skilled roles.

• Sportsbet’s millennials punt pays off

  Established in Darwin in 1993, Sportsbet was Australia’s first licensed bookmaker. Bought out in 2005 at a time when the popularity of face-to-face bookmakers was fading, the company provided punters with simple and easy ways to make bets over the phone and online.

• Reborn QLD construction regulator seeking CIO

  ​Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) is seeking a chief information officer.

• University of Melbourne trials blockchain micro-credentials for lecturers

  ​There’s more to being a good educator than having a teaching qualification hung on the wall. A myriad of skills – like the ability to facilitate brainstorming, check students’ understanding or resolve classroom conflicts – are also required.

• A Ruby in the rough: Australian developer roles toughest to fill

  ​Ruby developer is the toughest IT vacancy to fill in Australia, according to figures from job site Indeed. Roles requiring ability with the programming language take an average 62 days to fill, according to analysis.

• Why building candidate personas helps you hire the right talent

  Learn how using candidate personas can improve the diversity of your candidate pool when sourcing and recruiting.

• Australia hardest hit globally by cyber security skills shortage: report

  ​The lack of cyber security professionals is felt more acutely in Australia than in other countries, according to a report by US think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

• GHD Group CIO joins executive team

  GHD Group's CIO Elizabeth Harper has joined the company's executive management group and is now reporting directly to the CEO following a restructure at the engineering firm.

• St Vincent's CIO to join Macquarie Health

  Sydney's St Vincent’s Hospital IT chief, David Roffe, will be leaving his long-term post to join Macquarie Health as its new general manager of IT.

• Allens announces new CIO

  ​Allens has announced the appointment of Philip Scorgie as its new CIO.
  

• Technology jobs snatched up as skills gap closes

  ​Australia’s technology skills gap has closed by 29 per cent over the last two years, with at least a 45 per cent increase in online searches by job seekers looking for tech related roles.

• Facebook hires new A/NZ chief

  Facebook has officially appointed Stephen Scheeler as the new managing director of Facebook Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ).

• 8 tips for finding and managing programmers

  Demand for top software engineering talent is going through the roof, which makes recruiting and keeping exceptional developers one of a CIO's biggest challenges.. This is especially true if you happen to be in a location where you are competing for talent with a tech giant like Oracle or Google.