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Australia’s headlong rush to embrace digital transformation has resulted in a significant problem with fragmentation in organizational systems and data, according to integration platform-as-a-service provider Boomi, and it wants to be the “enterprise glue” that brings it all together. CEO Steve Lucas told TechRepublic that digital fragmentation had impacted Australia . . . Read more
The ‘AI Ready’ initiative offers online classes for developers and other technical professionals as well as for high school and university students. On Nov. 20, Amazon revealed the “AI Ready” commitment, a set of courses, a scholarship and a collaboration with Code.org to promote generative artificial intelligence skills. Amazon wants . . . Read more
Stakeholders from underrepresented groups should be involved in the integration of AI into business processes or functions. The nonprofit organization EqualAI has made public its report on best practices for putting 11 responsible, ethical principles around artificial intelligence in place. EqualAI defines responsible AI as “safe, inclusive and effective for . . . Read more
Australia’s IT leaders shouldn’t expect pressure on IT budgets to subside in the near future, according to Apptio Asia-Pacific General Manager Pete Wilson, though budget reallocation is possible if they demonstrate how dollars being spent connect to business growth. Tougher economic conditions are forcing organizations to look at IT spending . . . Read more
Australia doesn’t have a great track record with preparing its population when a new wave of society-changing innovation comes through. With Industry 4.0 now powering ahead at full speed globally, questions do need to be asked about how ready Australia is — especially with regard to the IT sector, which . . . Read more
A Gartner analyst details how CIOs can deliver executive leadership and expand their responsibilities in four ways in the next era of digitalization. Image: iStockphoto/fizkes In the early days of digitalization, CIOs recognized the potential value of advancing technology and led their peers and stakeholders as evangelists, extolling new opportunities . . . Read more
Image: putilov_denis/Adobe Stock Microsoft and LinkedIn launched on Wednesday the AI Skills Initiative certificate program, which is a library of free coursework for professionals who are beginners in regards to generative AI skills and want to learn how to apply generative AI to their work. In addition, Microsoft will award . . . Read more
Learn about the importance of upskilling IT talent, in-demand technical skills and the impact of economic volatility on IT staffing in this recent Gartner report. Image: metamorworks/Shutterstock Large enterprise CIOs — 81% of them — plan to increase their IT headcount in 2023, according to a new Gartner study. “Even . . . Read more
[embedded content] This is the first installment of TechRepublic’s Tech Impact video series. The following is an edited transcript of the video. From the smallest phone in your pocket to the largest container ships traversing our oceans, plastic is ubiquitous, versatile and destructive. While this synthetic material has become an . . . Read more
Image: DIgilife/Adobe Stock Extended reality technologies have been touted for the ability to augment employees’ capabilities, but the promise has yielded more hype than actual results, according to a new report from Forrester. The research firm surveyed 20 end-user and vendor companies to understand how XR and metaverse technologies could . . . Read more