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Interactive launches company-wide AI adoption program
Digital Transformation

Interactive launches company-wide AI adoption program

Internal testing is already cutting security response times from 40 minutes to seven, as Interactive prepares to sell the same AI methods to customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Australian educators back lifelong learning but lag on AI
Digital Transformation

Australian educators back lifelong learning but lag on AI

Many institutions are still unprepared to embed AI into learning pathways, even as most educators back retraining graduates for changing careers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
WORK180 coalition targets one million youth pathways
Digital Transformation

WORK180 coalition targets one million youth pathways

AI is unsettling young Australians' job plans as WORK180 warns one in four jobseekers have been searching for work for over a year.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Skills shortage stories

Cisco report says AI is reshaping cybersecurity jobs
Security Operations Centres

Cisco report says AI is reshaping cybersecurity jobs

Routine cyber tasks are being automated, while employers face higher demand for staff who can judge risk, oversee AI tools and respond to incidents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
NIIT Learning wins 114 Brandon Hall awards with clients
eLearning

NIIT Learning wins 114 Brandon Hall awards with clients

The wins underline its growing influence in workplace learning, with 90 awards for NIIT Learning and 24 more for SweetRush.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Pt Blink opens first construction tech centre on Gold Coast
Supply Chain

Pt Blink opens first construction tech centre on Gold Coast

Builders and developers will get a new showcase for industrialised construction as PT Blink shifts from development into commercial scale-up.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years
eLearning

Efekta Education tops 5 million users in three years

Government contracts have helped the UK edtech group reach 5 million active users, while test scores in Brazil have risen 32.5 per cent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre back UK quantum adoption

A skills shortage is slowing quantum take-up in the UK, prompting a new partnership to help sectors move from trials to deployment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Outsized names Martin Bouroncle as ANZ Managing Director
Data Analytics

Outsized names Martin Bouroncle as ANZ Managing Director

Australia's fast-growing financial services market has prompted Outsized to appoint Martin Bouroncle as managing director for ANZ.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
AI agents outpace trust in enterprise data, survey finds
Data Analytics

AI agents outpace trust in enterprise data, survey finds

Most firms are still struggling to verify the data behind AI agents, even as more move them from pilots into production.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Canon Singapore launches cyber suite amid threat surge
Data Protection

Canon Singapore launches cyber suite amid threat surge

More than two-thirds of Singapore firms suffered a major cyber incident last year, sharpening demand for faster detection and response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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West Midlands renews iMeta tech skills training deal
Data Analytics

West Midlands renews iMeta tech skills training deal

Eligible workers will continue to get fully funded training in five digital courses as the West Midlands tackles a 280,000-person skills gap.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
DBS & IBF partner on AI skills & jobs in Singapore
Digital Transformation

DBS & IBF partner on AI skills & jobs in Singapore

Singapore banks face faster job changes as DBS and IBF roll out AI training, reskilling and youth pathways for workers.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
New Zealand distributors eye grid upgrades as demand rises
Risk & Compliance

New Zealand distributors eye grid upgrades as demand rises

Rising electrification is forcing New Zealand distributors to prioritise grid resilience, data and investment planning as demand outpaces upgrades.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption
Manufacturing

FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption

More than 40% of respondents cite a skills shortage as quantum computing's adoption barrier, as the UK seeks practical uses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
UK marketers lose quarter of week to admin, Optimizely finds
Software-as-a-Service

UK marketers lose quarter of week to admin, Optimizely finds

Poor workflows are leaving UK marketing teams short of time, with 45% spending at least a quarter of the week on admin.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Vector expands AI literacy courses for schools & colleges
eLearning

Vector expands AI literacy courses for schools & colleges

Schools and colleges are under pressure to set AI rules as the new courses aim to close staff and student skills gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week