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GUEST RESEARCH:  Australia and New Zealand lead in feeling they know how to get the most benefit from AI in their role/studies  

78 per cent of survey respondents in Australia and New Zealand report feeling positive about the impacts that AI is having on education

78 per cent of Academic Administrators, Educators, and Students in Australia and New Zealand say they are overwhelmed by the availability and volume of AI

Academic technology solutions provider Turnitin has launched Turnitin Clarity, which it claims is “bringing transparency and integrity insights to education”.

COMPANY NEWS: RICOH, a leading provider of smart workplace technology, has announced the Australian launch of the company’s new Android-based A-Series Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) also known as Interactive Flat Panel Displays (IFPD). The new series of IWBs provide all the basic requirements for interactive learning and collaborative experiences for classrooms, training rooms, and corporate meeting spaces.

GUEST OPINION:  Even before the pandemic forced accelerated digital adoption in the Australian education system, technology used by educators and students alike had come leaps and bounds. From interactive smart boards and learning via tablets, to administrative systems and web-based apps, the digital transformation of the education sector fundamentally changed how students learn, and they outcomes they can achieve.

Microsoft has acquired Brisbane-based in-browser video creation company Clipchamp.

The Sydney Opera House has announced that it is the exclusive Australian streaming partner for 'Dream', a live, online performance from The Royal Shakespeare Company that uses innovative gaming and motion-capture technology.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is set to launch new 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP), re-designed from the ground up to reflect what the ITU says are the significant shifts in the digital landscape in which children find themselves, such as the Internet of Things, connected toys, online gaming, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Director of UNSW Canberra Space Professor Russell Boyce has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

The nature and speed of cybercrime means the threat landscape changes quicker than educational institutions can keep up with delivery of cyber security training, according to one cyber education provider who says cyber security is now impacting every sector of the world’s economy and infrastructure.

South Australia's technology industry body, the Technology Industry Association (TIA), has appointed chief executive officer of Adept, Nigel Hall, as president of the association.