A recent Deloitte report found that over 75% of Australian business and technology leaders expect Generative AI to drive substantial transformation within their organisation and industry over the next three years, but half say a lack of technical talent and…
New Zealand’s Workplace Relations & Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden recently announced the adult minimum wage rate will increase by 2% to NZ$23.15 an hour from 1 April 2024. Her announcement noted: “The economy has changed significantly over the past…
BICSI South Pacific is thrilled to unveil an array of initiatives designed to empower our members and drive positive change in the ICT Infrastructure industry. Here’s a look at our exciting programs: Next Generation Program Objective: Forge connections with a…
Our new changes to events provides opportunities to reach beyond the usual confines and connect with fresh, relevant audiences. There will be more diverse opportunities to sponsor and exhibit this year as we deliver multiple conferences, seminars, golf days, b-nets…
Get ready for a year of networking, learning, and collaboration as BICSI South Pacific introduces a fresh perspective on events in 2024. We’re thrilled to announce key changes that promise to make this year’s calendar more dynamic, engaging, and beneficial…
In a recent report entitled ‘IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer 2024 Predictions — Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Implications’, IDC predicted that by 2027, GenAI would assume 30% of traditional marketing’s mundane tasks such as SEO, content and website optimisation, customer…
Foundry’s recent Customer Engagement study sought to provide a roadmap for technology vendors to build more impactful relationships with IT decision-makers (ITDMs) by analysing their content preferences and effective engagement strategies that persuade them. The study delved into the technology…
As interest rates have bitten hard into the budget of Australians in 2023, recent research released by credit bureau illion showed that households with a mortgage in Australia’s two major capital cities are struggling, whereas mortgage-holders in most other capitals…
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), there were 389,000 job vacancies in November 2023, down 3,000 from August. Commenting on the statistics, David Taylor, ABS head of labour statistics, said: “The number of job vacancies fell by around…
We’d like to commend BICSI South Pacific member, Leonard Ash RCDD, Manager Technical Design and Estimating at EDF Systems in Sydney, who recently posted the following thought-provoking comments on LinkedIn. With his permission, we have repeated his words in this…
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2% in Q3 2023 and by 2.1% since Q3 2022. Commenting on the release, Katherine Keenan, ABS head of national accounts, said: “This was the eighth straight…
New Zealand’s Building and Construction Minister, Chris Penk recently launched the nation’s Building Product Information Requirements, which will require manufacturers and suppliers in the construction industry [which will include cabling products] to provide better information about their products to consumers.…
According to a recent Gartner forecast, worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4% to US$678.8 billion in 2024, up from $563.6 billion in 2023. “Cloud has become essentially indispensable,” said Sid Nag, Vice President Analyst…
UL and TIA recently launched their SPIRE 2.0 Smart Building Program to enhance the assessment capabilities in cybersecurity, connectivity and sustainability for smart buildings. Created in a partnership between the two organizations in 2020, the SPIRE program consists of a…
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) recently announced a program that provides free access to global socio-technical standards in AI Ethics and Governance that provide guidance and considerations towards trustworthy AI. Under the IEEE GET Program, selected standards are made…