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The budget will spend $800 million ramping up how business works digitally, especially when dealing with government

Simon Thomsen - September 29, 2020 3 MIN READ

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced an $800 million digital technology plan for business as part of the ongoing stimulus response to the Covid-19 pandemic The PM said next Tuesday’s Budget would support businesses to recover and create more jobs. The major areas of focus for the plan include digitisation of the government’s business register,… Read more »

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The digital economy is worth $126 billion to Australia – but more needs to be done

Simon Thomsen - September 22, 2020 3 MIN READ

Australia’s economy grew by an additional $126 billion, or 6.5%, during 2019 in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) thanks to productivity gains provided by the digital technology, according to a new report by Deloitte Access Economics. The annual ACS Australia’s Digital Pulse report, prepared by Deloitte for IT professionals association ACS, found that growth… Read more »

Insights

Reimagining our educational systems to support the future workforce

Jack Hylands - February 6, 2019 3 MIN READ

To meet the skill demands of the Fourth Revolution we must look to the capabilities of our existing workforce, moving systematically to a lifelong learning model.

MYOB

The Rural Network is on a mission to connect and empower rural communities

Mat Beeche - April 9, 2017 2 MIN READ

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the future of work is going to be about individuals selling their unique set of skills – the more connected households become via technology, the less relevance things like offices and shopfronts will hold in society. We have seen many metro-centric platforms, such as Airtasker and Sidekicker appear in the last… Read more »

News & Analysis

New Zealand Government puts forth plan to grow its digital economy

James Ward - April 5, 2017 3 MIN READ

The New Zealand Government has put forward a plan to progress the country’s digital industry through new initiatives and educational reforms.

News & Analysis

Value of Australia’s sharing economy hits $15 billion, while concerns around future of work grow

Gina Baldassarre - February 13, 2017 3 MIN READ

A report has found 22 percent of Australians are earning $50 or more from the sharing economy each month, with 5.6 percent, or around 800,000, earning over $300 per month.

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