THINKING AND ACTING DIGITALLY Foundry has released today its 4th annual Digital Business research, which surveyed 898 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) in North America (60%), APAC (22%), and EMEA (17%) to gain a better understanding of where organisations are in their…
New (2019) Queensland company LiXiA is using IOT and sensor technology to bring real-time water level information to communities susceptible to the ravages of flooding. Predicting widespread general flooding is one thing, but flash flooding due to localised rainfall…
According to a recent Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report, the total number of dwellings approved fell 27.6% in January (seasonally adjusted) after a 15.3% increase in December 2022. Commenting on the report, ABS head of construction statistics, Daniel…
Earlier this month, the Australian Productivity Commission released its Five-Year Productivity Inquiry report, noting that the productivity of the ‘construction’ industry grew at an average annual rate of 0.6% between 2000-01 and 2018-19 – slower than Australia’s overall economy of…
According to the latest IDC ‘Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker’, the Australia smartphone market remained flat with 7.38 million units in 2022, a meagre growth of 0.1% Year-on-Year (YoY). Meanwhile, the New Zealand smartphone market grew 0.9% YoY in 2022…
Australia’s Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, recently announced that the Federal government invests AU$12 billion on research and development (R&D). Notably however, Australian businesses spend $18 billion on R&D, but only receive $3 billion in tax offsets –…
According to a recent Statista report, more electricity was generated from renewable sources in US over the course of one year than from coal. In 2022, renewable energy sources created more than 900 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electric power in the…
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently announced it would be investigating a number of businesses for potential ‘greenwashing’, following an internet sweep which found more than half of the businesses reviewed made concerning claims about their environmental or…
An updated The Green Grid (TGG) tool promises to boost datacentre power consumption by 50% by allowing analysts to evaluate the trade-offs and potential ROI before any major datacentre design and build. With the risk that higher demand for compute-intensive…
According to New Zealand’s Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, the nation’s economy showed its resilience despite recent GDP figures showing a modest decline in Q4 2022, leaving the Government well positioned to help New Zealanders face cost of living pressures in…
Following numerous announcements of layoffs across the tech industry, many tech and business leaders have concluded that the tech-talent crunch is over. However, appearances can be deceiving, as demand for tech-talent still significantly exceeds supply. In fact, in a Gartner…
Aotearoa New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta, recently reaffirmed her commitment to working with the new Government of Fiji on issues of shared importance, including on the prioritisation of climate-change and sustainability. Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand’s close relationship…
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Force Survey shows that an additional 450,000 Australians were in employment in December 2022, compared to December 2021, blitzing pre-pandemic growth records, with the healthcare, construction and accommodation & food services industries…
From COVID-19 to ships stuck in canals, the world has learned the consequences of supply chain disruption. Commentators have also identified other threats to getting (and sending) the materials needed for commercial activity. One commentator – Peter Zeihan – has…
Dell’Oro Group Optical Transport specialist Jimmy Yu suggests that 2023 is going to be a good year for the industry. In 2022 there was a pandemic with city-wide COVID lockdowns in China, war in Ukraine with economic sanctions placed on…