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GUEST OPINION: When it comes to technology, daily life for Australian mid-sized business are filled with both opportunities and challenges.

Originally meant to be held in February but postponed to May 11 and 12 due to COVID, the Tech In Gov conference in Canberra has clearly been a success, with a packed expo area during conference breaks, and tons of top companies in attendance.

New research from MIT Technology Review Insights and Infosys has examined how technology, regulations and talent have promoted the availability of cloud services across 76 countries, with Singapore, Australia and New Zealand emerging as APAC cloud leaders.

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GUEST OPINION: Formula One racing is one of the most demanding and competitive sports in the world. With success being measured down to milliseconds, teams are increasingly looking for ways to extract additional speed and performance from their machines and are now highly dependent on technology to deliver that competitive edge and experience.

Huawei's share of smartphone sales has fallen since former President Trump banned the company from using Google's services, but that hasn't stopped Huawei from continuing to produce phones, tablets and computers, with a suite of new products arriving at MWC Barcelona 2022.

Data privacy will continue to become a more significant consideration and it’s going to be exceedingly difficult to do business anywhere in the world without encountering data privacy laws, according to Richard Marr, General Manager, APAC, Auth0, a product unit of Okta.

Presenting solutions for "an inclusive, sustainable, connected future," LG says its innovations will deliver "a better tomorrow."

GUEST INTERVIEW: Impact investment is the art of sustainable investing and achieving positive social and private investment outcomes - a win/win situation proven by investment expert Barry Palte, who says social impact and leading investment returns are not mutually exclusive!

GUEST INTERVIEW: Impact investment is the art of sustainable investing and achieving positive social and private investment outcomes - a win/win situation proven by investment expert Barry Palte, who says social impact and leading investment returns are not mutually exclusive!

Australia’s tech industry peak body the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure that visas for skilled ICT professionals are prioritised to address Australia’s significant shortages of skilled workers as the country’s borders reopen.

Seeking to solve some of society's greatest issues, Samsung is inviting young Australians to create a TikTok video showing how they can use STEM to solve those issues, with a chance to win a share of $20,000.

COMPANY NEWS: A survey of Australian C-suite executives and finance professionals commissioned by BlackLine, a leading provider of financial controls and automation software, has revealed that just 36% of CFOs are confident that their finance function has the skills required to help their organisation grow and adapt over the next five years.  Furthermore, 61% of C-suite respondents believe Finance and Accounting (F&A) is failing to keep up with other areas of the business when it comes to digital transformation.

In an event featuring Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Google Australia has launched its "Digital Future Initiative," a AUD $1 billion investment in Australian infrastructure, research and partnerships that aims to "strengthen local capabilities, support jobs and help build Australia’s digital economy for the future."

GUEST OPINION: “QR codes – those curious patterned diagrams we hover over at the front of shops – are here to stay in Australia but they are about to get a whole lot more interesting,” says Matt Barr, Chief Product Officer, eftpos.

Digital advertising business specialising in property Rea Group is expanding its 2022 Springboard to Tech Program, making eight places available for women looking to take up a career in technology.

Experience Improvement (XI) solutions vendor InMoment has appointed Mehul Nagrani as general manager, AI Product & Technology. 

GUEST INTERVIEW: A data centre that reduces latency, increases proximity, packs 10x the compute density into an area of equal size while delivering cost savings sounds too good to be true, but ResetData has arrived to reset expectations for the better.

GUEST INTERVIEW: A data centre that reduces latency, increases proximity, packs 10x the compute density into an area of equal size while delivering cost savings sounds too good to be true, but ResetData has arrived to reset expectations for the better.

GUEST OPINION by Tony Bailey CEO AccessHQ:  As technology matures, we can expect competition to become more intense as companies seek to find new points of differentiation. And, as smartphones and apps merge further into everyday life, consumers will become far more discerning of a company’s ability to live up to their promises – especially the promise of a better experience of their service.