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Posted onApril 29, 2023April 29, 2023Cloud

New cyber rules may change the face of business

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The US has announced moves to make the tech sector, particularly SaaS (Software as a Service) providers, accountable for cyber issues.  A number of countries, including…

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Posted onMarch 28, 2023March 28, 2023Original post

Embracing the role of luck

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We like to think we are in control of our destiny.  However, decades of research into chaos theory and behavioural economics should have taught us otherwise.  There…

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Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023Innovation

The transition from digital to deep tech

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In November 1998 Pets.com was launched and by early 2000 they could claim investors like Amazon, they had raised nearly $100M on the NASDAQ and…

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2023Cloud

I was right about blockchain

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Blockchain was a bubble that brought together the worst of human nature: opportunists seeking to get rich quick and leaders looking for simplistic answers to…

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Posted onDecember 18, 2022December 18, 2022Original post

The AIIA matters more than ever

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After three wonderful years, I close 2022 having completed my term as Chair of the Australian Information Industry Association.  Serving as the AIIA Chair for…

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Posted onNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022Education

T-shaped workers are more adaptable

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Everywhere you look there is a shortage of key skills in an increasingly complex and specialised world, particularly technology and digital skills.  There is a constant…

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Posted onOctober 30, 2022October 30, 2022Original post

Quantum Computing is a solution looking for a problem

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Spending on Quantum Computing is now an eye watering tens of billions of dollars every year according to research from firms such as Deloitte.  The global…

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Posted onSeptember 17, 2022September 17, 2022Original post

AIIA Tech and Sustainability Conference

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This month the Australian Information Industry Association’s new CEO, Simon Bush, hosted the AIIA’s “Tech and Sustainability Conference” in Parliament House, Canberra.  As the current National…

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Posted onAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022Original post

Collapsing latitude and navigating longitude

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Mariners have known since ancient times how to confidently find their latitude by reading the stars and a compass.  However, without a map and sight of…

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Posted onJuly 28, 2022July 28, 2022Original post

Road and digital rage collide

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Our cities are becoming more crowded making it is harder to get around.  As I teach my teenagers to drive, they have seen more road…

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