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Leading businesses must shift to platform thinking in terms of their business models, delivery mechanisms, talent and leadership, in order to survive and thrive, according to a newly published global survey of CIOs.

The chief of one of Australia’s leading ICT recruitment firms has joined the chorus of industry and business leaders hailing the prospects for the growth of an innovative, digital economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Forecast growth in the digital and mobile sector is likely to bring about ICT skills shortages over the next 12-months as many organisations carry out user experience, online and transformation projects, according to a new survey by one ICT recruitment firm.

The Pivot Summit 2015 is in Geelong on 28 October, yet launches tomorrow, 25 September at the RACV Club Torquay with speakers including Robert Scoble.

The Australian Computer Society says lifting the supply of skilled IT professionals and other STEM-based occupations - as well as a greater focus on innovation - is key to grasping the opportunities Prime Minister Turnbull has said are being created in a globally connected, digital world.

National Australia Bank has launched a digital advice platform which it says provides personalised, tailored financial advice to customers through internet banking.

Information technology is transforming teaching, learning and administration in the global education sector, according to a senior executive of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

Ruckus Wireless and Brocade have deployed a joint Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi wireless and Brocade wired network infrastructure solution for two school districts in the US to support 21st century digital learning techniques.

Promising sizzle and sausage (but no mention of steak), Presto urges Australians, via Naomi Watts, to ‘demand more’.

Digital agency Razorfish Global has acquired Sydney-based Adobe data analytics and marketing optimisation consultancy 2DataFish.

The growing convergence and connectivity of technology is transforming the way we work, relax, learn, and manage our health, while disrupting, transforming and collapsing industries.

Twitter says it is boosting investment in its media partnerships function across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, including in major digital markets like Australia, with today’s appointment of a new head of media for the regions.

Internet service provider iiNet has launched a new interactive installation at the Perth Arena.

This year’s global Talent Unleashed Awards for technology start-ups, entrepreneurs and visionary leaders have been launched, with the winners to vie for prizes including an all expenses paid trip to Sir Richard Branson’s private luxury Caribbean Necker Island retreat.

The National Australia Bank (NAB) is set to establish a $50 million innovation fund to underpin its focus on customer-led solutions, alongside the launch of a new Digital Acceleration Program designed to accelerate enablement of digital innovation within the bank.

The Australian arm of global digital communications infrastructure provider BAI has partnered with utility infrastructure systems and resource conservation company Sensus in a deal which the two companies say will transform the relationship between utilities and their customers.

Radio group Southern Cross Austereo has appointed Australian and US radio sales veteran Steve Brown as its director of digital sales and operations.

We Australians have still not fully embraced the use of online channels to transact with government, including for completing tax returns, passport or drivers’ license renewals and benefit payments.

Ecommerce platform Bigcommerce has signed up full-service digital commerce agency Exceed as its newest partner to service and consult to what it says is a growing collective of enterprise retailers demanding SaaS ecommerce solutions.

Yahoo7 is to sell advertising across the Sensis network under a new partnership between the two companies.