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Australian superannuation and wealth management consultancy, IQ Group, has announced the promotion of Craig Barrie to Principal Consultant.

Listed ICT services company, Inabox Group (IAB) has appointed former General Manager for Telstra Digital Chris Ford as Chief Technology Officer.

Australia’s peak body representing Internet users has called for a stepped-up national effort by government and industry to ensure Australia achieves its full potential as a digitially-enabled society.

Google Singapore-based executive Michelle Guthrie is to take over from Mark Scott as the ABC’s managing director.

Global virtual reality company EON Reality has partnered with Deakin University to set-up the first Interactive Digital Centre (IDC) Hub in the Asian region in Melbourne’s CBD.

Many government agencies around the world are moving past e-government, automating existing processes, and toward digital government, where new processes of government are developed, according to a newly published report from global analyst firm Ovum.

In the not too distant future the vast bulk of Australia’s taxpayers will conduct their business with the Australian Taxation Office almost entirely online by using the ATO’s digital services.

Australia’s first food tech accelerator has been launched by accelerator program developer Slingshot and major food manufacturer Simplot.

Industry has been called on to do more to help the government achieve digital transformation rather than complaining about ‘agency conservatism’, according to a senior executive of one of Australia’s hosting and telecommunications companies.

Large enterprises are leveraging their investments in digital marketing technologies to address the wider issues of digital transformation, customer experience, customer journeys, cross-channel communications, and customer data.

Smart toy sales of Skylanders, Amiibo and Lego will soar to 136 million units this year, with the entire smart toy industry to be boosted.

Several service-based industries have not progressed beyond the fundamentals of customer service at a time when consumer expectations are reaching new heights, according to a newly published survey which also reveals a ‘clear disconnect’ between Australian businesses and digitally empowered consumers when it comes to customer experience.

Smartpen maker Livescribe has been acquired by its technology provider Anoto to ‘complement Anoto’s vision for multi-surface digital writing and drawing’ as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Progress in transforming to digital business in the Australian-New Zealand region is lagging the rest of the world, and CIOs have been warned that leading businesses must shift to platform thinking in terms of their business models, delivery mechanisms, talent and leadership, in order to survive and thrive.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is deploying a range of cloud solutions from Adobe as part of its plans to bring superior digital services its business and its passengers.

Global analytics and Business Intelligence company, SAS, has appointed sales and marketing industry veteran Iggy Pintado as its new Head of Marketing for Australia and New Zealand.

Digital transformation within the Australian public sector is progressing, but there are still too many barriers, with less than 30% of departments in the sector confident in their organisations’ ability to respond to digital trends.

Consulting, technology and outsourcing services company Capgemini has released a new end-to-end offering which it says facilitates and accelerates transformation within the telecommunications industry.

In the face of an impending skills shortage, over half of IT professionals working in the digital and mobile sector are intending to change jobs in the next 12 months, according to a newly published study.

Sydney-based mid-tier IT professional services provider, FinXL, part of the Finite Group of companies, has pushed further into the digital services sector with the launch of a new competitive brand, XL digital.