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GUEST INTERVIEW: Industry 4.0 and CFO 4.0 are instrumental in building the factories of the future, with manufacturing CFOs now taking on the dual roles of financial decision-maker and business navigator, so what defines the 4.0 designation, what are details of SYSPRO's new CFO 4.0 report, and what else does Sanjay have to say?

GUEST INTERVIEW: Industry 4.0 and CFO 4.0 are instrumental in building the factories of the future, with manufacturing CFOs now taking on the dual roles of financial decision-maker and business navigator, so what defines the 4.0 designation, what are details of SYSPRO's new CFO 4.0 report, and what else does Sanjay have to say?

GUEST OPINION by Debraj Chakraborty Business Development Manager, Network & Security Services, South East Asia, Rockwell Automation:  One of the most significant changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift to telecommuting and the rapid adoption of digitalisation. As the situation worsens again throughout Australia, the possibility of further restrictions looms large and again the role of automation and equipment efficiency enters centre stage.

GUEST OPINION by Eddie Stefanescu, Regional VP Business – APJ at Claroty: The near future security risks of 5G rollout are much discussed, but it is the long term risks we should focus on, and not just the risks allegedly rising from the use of Huawei technology — security researchers had demonstrated that much telecom infrastructure is vulnerable.

GUEST OPINION by Eddie Stefanescu, Regional VP Business – APJ at Claroty: The near future security risks of 5G rollout are much discussed, but it is the long term risks we should focus on, and not just the risks allegedly rising from the use of Huawei technology — security researchers had demonstrated that much telecom infrastructure is vulnerable.

The outbreak of coronavirus in China offers a unique opportunity for vendors offering communications and collaboration services, according to one global analyst firm which says that organisations, need to continue to collaborate to remain productive.

It’s all over the news, an analyst thinks BlackBerry may soon retire its hardware business despite the Android-powered Priv recently launching, but is it true?

Want to have your own smartphone brand to rival Samsung, Sony, Kogan, Telstra, Apple or anyone else? Now you can.

The Good Electronics Network which works for human and labour rights has published a nearly two-decade profile on Nokia from a workers’ perspective.

Shipments of millions of computers and smartphones, including the next iPhone, could face delays of up to six months following a massive inferno at a Chinese factory.

Look out Apple and Samsung, rogue state North Korea is reported to be manufacturing its own smartphone, with pictures emerging of Kim Jong-Un touring the 'factory.'

Apple is once again fighting allegations of worker rights violations at Chinese factories after fresh reports that over 10,000 underage and student workers work in crowded production rooms at parts supplier Pegatron.

A new breed of industrial robots and ICT systems could transform Australia’s manufacturing sector, creating safer environments and more efficient factories, according to a CSIRO whitepaper.

Ethical worker rights do-gooders plan wheelbarrow delivered petition protest featuring 250,000 signatures and an ethical iProtester dressed in a presumably ethically made iPhone iSuit - in Sydney, Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco, London and Bangalore.