The Charles Sturt University AgriTech Incubator is conducting a Riverina Inter-School Programming Championship aimed at improving the computer programming and science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills of school students in the Riverina region.

The technology and science sectors are amongst the strongest contributors to the employment market, with the sectors experiencing a modest growth in job ads compared to this time last year.

The Australian Computer Society has appointed ICT industry veteran, Dr Khimji Vaghjiani, as head of growth at Harbour City Labs.

Contact centre solutions provider 8x8 has appointed Michelle Marlan as senior manager – channel & alliances for Australia and New Zealand.

Security control solutions provider Forescout has appointed 20-year IT industry veteran Terrie Anderson as country manager for Australia and New Zealand.

The 2019 John Booker Medallist, Professor Brad Yu, has been appointed the Optus Chair in Artificial Intelligence at Western Australia’s Curtin University.

Telco Singtel Optus has given students at a NSW state school a taste of future technologies, allowing them to take part in an "On the Road with Optus" roadshow which included virtual and augmented reality workshops.

Tasmanian communications company TasmaNet has appointed Elizabeth Aris as chief executive to replace Joel Harris.

Australian-listed digital services consultancy RXP Group has appointed Adrian Fitzpatrick as a non-executive director.