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Document productivity software company Nitro Software has appointed Craig Scroggie to its board as an independent non-executive director.

Genius Armoury aims to identify and attract potential cyber security talent within the autistic community.

Crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd has hired Nick McKenzie as its chief information and security officer and Sammie Walker as chief marketing officer.

Digital technology consultancy Appscore has appointed Hoang Nguyen to the newly created role of director of its digital and engineering practice.

Optus is working to head off skills shortages by forming Optus U in conjunction with universities, TAFEs and other organisations.

Many Australian businesses believe COVID-19 has presented them with an opportunity to innovate, according to new research by Microsoft which found that for the majority of organisation surveyed, the pandemic accelerated digital transformation and the digitisation of customer and supply chain interactions.

La Trobe University researchers are embarking on ways to improve community health and wellbeing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, using targeted grants from La Trobe, Medibank and Optus.

A new alliance led by global networking company Cisco and telco Optus in partnership with La Trobe and Curtin Universities has been formed to accelerate innovation, aimed at improving Australia’s long-term digital economic resilience and transformation.

Analytics provider SAS is now actively promoting its online ‘Certified Young Professionals’ program in Australia and New Zealand, coinciding with what is says is recognition that a lot of young people leaving tertiary education will be “challenged for employment opportunities” while COVID-19 is around.

Cisco and La Trobe University are claiming a world first with the joint appointment of the Cisco Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things at La Trobe, Professor Wei Xiang.

La Trobe University says it will be the first Australian university to offer a course specialising in the tech industry’s fastest growing sector – the Internet of Things.

Global networking giant Cisco has unveiled a partnership with La Trobe University to set up a Cisco Co-Innovation Centre at the institute of learning.

National Australia Bank and La Trobe University have come together in a strategic alliance to deliver research, teaching and workforce development in cyber security.

La Trobe University has announced graduates of its Master of Business Analytics course will now qualify for assistance in internationally recognised industry accreditations with global analytics firm, SAS. 

Former Labor Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, is stepping down from his role as a director of giant Chinese telco Huawei’s Australian business after eight years in the role.

Educational institutions follow a range of paths when it comes to using AWS, but they usually start with something simple such as their websites or dev/test environments, and then deploy enterprise applications (eg, SAP, PeopleSoft or student management systems) before developing cloud native apps, AWS APJ regional head of education and research Vincent Quah told iTWire.

Students from grades five to eight participated in a number of workshops on cyber bullying. staying safe online and cyber security as part of a Digital Smarts Day organised by Singtel Optus on Wednesday.

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has appointed Professor Tim Brown of the University of Melbourne as a director to replace Professor Ron Prince who is retiring.

Research indicates cloud computing skills are in demand, yet the demand for skilled engineers and architects outpaces the availability of such people. Global cloud platform AWS says it’s providing content to educational institutions to bridge this gap.

With cloud the ‘new normal’ La Trobe University will offer Australia’s first Bachelor’s degree in Applied Cloud Technology, developed by AWS and Didasko.