World Bank stories
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GitHub reveals Australian developer trends, impact of ChatGPT
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martech
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ai
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software development
GitHub's updated Innovation Graph for Q1 2024 reveals over 1.57 million Australian developers on the platform, highlighting ChatGPT's role in boosting efficiency.
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Bitdefender warns of rising scams targeting 2024 Paris Olympics
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physical security
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email security
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cybersecurity
Bitdefender uncovers scams targeting the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, threatening spectators globally with fake giveaways to steal personal data and money.
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IWD 2024: Let's create a secure digital world for women, together
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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cybersecurity
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telco
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law
On International Women's Day 2024, it's a crucial necessity to jointly combat gender-based cyber crimes and establish a secure digital space for women worldwide.
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Salesforce partners to uplift Filipino women with digital skills
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Salesforce partners with Ayala Foundation to empower 185 Filipino women in the digital economy, promoting gender inclusivity and closing the digital divide.
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ACS appoints Chris Vein as Chief Executive Officer
Fri, 25th Mar 2022
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san francisco
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world bank
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acs
The professional association for Australia's technology sector announced Chris Vein has been appointed the organisation's Chief Executive Officer.
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NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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alibaba
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world bank
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netlinkz
NetLinkz's Virtual Invisible Network aids Beijing in COVID-19 recovery, supporting remote work and new contracts, poised for nationwide rollout.
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New data center to improve statistics on forced refugee displacement
Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Almost 90% of refugees live in the developing world and more than half of those are displaced for more than four years.
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Attracting customers a major challenge for SMEs – survey
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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smb
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world bank
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facebook
Over 5,000 exporting SMEs globally were asked to consider the online tools that help them sell internationally.
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Sydney charges ahead as a global FinTech leader, Melbourne not far behind
Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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fintechs
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world bank
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united nations
FinTech Australia welcomes strong performance by Sydney and Melbourne in latest Global Financial Centres Index.
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World Bank lends Bangladesh $10m for new data center
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Bangladesh will be gaining a new, modern, data center after the World Bank provided the country with an additional $10m in financing for the facility.
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World Bank says sharp slowdown in China would hurt NZ, Australia
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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nz
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world bank
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australian
A sharp slowdown in China would hurt commodity exporting countries like New Zealand and Australia and spill over into Pacific Island countries, the Wo.
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NZ dollar, Aussie fall after Chinese trade data disappoints
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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new zealand dollar
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australian dollar
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world bank
The New Zealand and Australian dollars touched their lowest levels in almost two weeks after weaker-than-expected trade data from China, the largest t.
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Local Government NZ suggests new taxes, central govt support could bridge spending gap
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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world bank
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local government
New Zealand's 78 local government organisations could close the gap between spending and revenue with new taxes or a share of existing central gove.