A new report from the Tech Council of Australia (TCA) reveals Australia is on course to meet the Government’s goal of 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030.

The recent Government Wellbeing Budget provides much needed support that will drive higher paying jobs and new export revenues in the horticulture sector.

The NSA has issued a cybersecurity advisory highlighting a cluster of activity it attributes to a People's Republic of China state-sponsored threat group. 

"The topic of living off the land techniques is once again thrust into the spotlight as a way of evading detection."

Global challenges like inflation and workforce scarcity and their local repercussions are testing the abilities of government CIOs.

"NEXTDC's appointment to the DTA-Certified Supplier Panel for Data Centre Hosting Facilities is an important step forward in supporting Australia's digital economy and all forms of government."

The goal of citizen services is to make the government more responsive and accountable to the needs of its citizens.

The status is in addition to WalkMe's inclusion in the UK's G Cloud and forms part of a wider trend of the vendors renewing efforts to serve the public sector.

"Projects such as these plant the seeds of space technology innovation and will be instrumental in helping Australia build a viable space sector."

"The addition of HSD to the Atturra family is highly beneficial and demonstrates our ongoing commitment towards growing our business in the government sector."

Gamma has officially been awarded a place on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Mobile voice and data services framework (RM6261).

“Government organisations are continuing to modernise legacy IT and invest in initiatives that improve access to digital services."

Strategic investments in the telecom sector help governments harness the potential to create employment and drive the economic growth of countries.

The McGowan Government has outlined its vision for the state to become a renowned global hub of invention, investment, innovation and impact.

CDC Data Centres will further expand its Eastern Creek Campus in Sydney with an additional $1 billion investment. 

The company says this new tool will help make the process of fulfilling Freedom of Information (FOI) requests faster and more cost-effective.

Xero this week hosted key government and business leaders in its Sydney office to discuss the benefits of accelerating eInvoicing adoption.

The lead government agency on data centres says it is not doing any work on how many jobs might be created.

Incode has chosen Spectrum Edge as its first Malaysian reseller, bringing Incode Omni to the country as the company continues to expand across Asia Pacific.

Aussie PM Anthony Albanese has switched on the new $300 million high-speed telecommunications cable directly linking Western Australia to key global markets. 

There’s one question I often ask myself: Are we over-indexing on thinking about technology rather than data?

"ACS welcomes the government's call for reform of the nation's cybersecurity and privacy regulation in response to the Optus data breach."

The Digital Boost Alliance is a joint public-private initiative that supports the uptake of digital tools for small businesses, communities, and individuals.

A change to government policy rather than an oversimplified approach of raising the cash rate will be needed to address the current bout of inflation.