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The only dedicated Information Technology (IT) faculty in Australia’s coalition of the Group of Eight research universities - the Faculty of IT at Monash University - is marking its 30th anniversary in 2020.

Singapore e-scooter provider Neuron Mobility has launched its Follow My Ride service in Australia, which allows a Neuron rider to share their location in real time with someone else during their e-scooter trip, and provides added security while riding alone.

The Girl Geek Academy’s flagship program #SheHacks, which launched as a global first in 2014, is now running statewide across Victoria in 2020 from February to April.

Australia’s National Centre for Asia Capability, Asialink Business, has partnered with the Australian Government to launch a new initiative to foster women in innovation and STEM leadership and strengthen regional cooperation.

Men and women both agree that women are underrepresented in the technology sector globally, but nearly a third of men mistakenly believe women just aren’t interested in technology jobs, according to a new global survey.

Ride-sharing platform Shebah has landed a $1 million investment from a new investor, taking its crowdfunding equity raising to a total just short of $2.4 million.

The global organisation for women, Women on Boards, has called for Australian Governments and businesses to urgently prioritise closing both the gender-pay and gender-investment gaps to achieve a better balance.

A study by the GSM Association, a trade body for mobile network operators, claims 80% of women in low- and middle-income countries now have their own mobile devices.

Apple has announced the launch of its "all-new Entrepreneur Camp", billed as a "first-of-its-kind initiative designed to create new opportunities for app-driven businesses owned or led by women through an intensive technology lab, specialised support and ongoing mentoring".

Fast-broadband connectivity is contributing to a boom in female entrepreneurship and giving women more flexibility to choose where and how they work, according to a new research report.

Splunk’s president of Worldwide Field Operations runs 68% of the company and has a distinguished career across the NSA, Sun and Salesforce. Oh, and incidentally, she’s a woman. 

There have been changes at the top of Australian-based Asian fintech innovation hub Stone & Chalk, with the appointment of a new chairman and new board members.

Cyber security entrepreneur and CISO adviser Jane Frankland wants to establish a code of conduct for conferences, saying advancing issues that promote women in IT will benefit the industry as a whole, irrespective of gender.

Westpac has launched a pilot program to encourage up to 100 female high school students in Sydney to gain valuable science, technology, engineering and maths skills.

Nearly two million Australians aged 14 or over use Uber Eats, Menulog/Eatnow.com.au and Deliveroo, or one of the many other meal delivery services, in an average three months, according to new research by Roy Morgan.

Accounting software provider MYOB has launched the second wave of its developher programme aimed at increasing the number of women in technical roles and offering successful candidates a fully paid, full-time internship.

Dana Lewis and Zui Dighe were named today winners of Red Hat’s Women in Open Source award for their altruistic work in collaborative and open healthcare.

The Coalition Government has allocated $4.5 million over four years in the Federal Budget to encourage women to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers.

"Expand horizons, change attitudes" is the theme for the International Telecommunication Union's International Girls in ICT Day 2018 to be observed worldwide on 26 April.  

A new study released by "employment marketplace" Seek for International Women’s Day shows that "over 65% of Australia’s workforce would like to see more women in leadership roles."