Industry News - Australian Technology and Information Industry Association（ATIIA）

15 May 2018

Australia's first space agency takes shape

Given start date, portfolio home.Australia's first space agency is set to begin operations in July after securing $26 million in budget funding.Dr Megan Clark, a former head of CSIRO, will lead th

18 Jan 2018

Australia counts down to real-time payments

Go-live nears for historic transformation.In just weeks, a historic new platform will enter operation and revolutionise the way payments are made in Australia.The financial services industry and feder

24 Oct 2017

IT, internet surveys on ABS' chopping block

Not enough resources to meet demand.The Australian Bureau of Statistics is planning to end over two decades of statistical collection on how the country's households use IT products as part of a d

04 Aug 2017

Australia's new digital health strategy has been approved

Shift to opt-out e-health records officially endorsed.The strategy governing Australia's move to default e-health records for all citizens as part of a push towards a digital health services ecosy

20 Jul 2017

Cloud computing adoption in Australia is booming

ABS sees big growth in second year of stats collection.The number of Australian businesses using commercial cloud computing services has risen from 19 percent to almost one-third in just one year, Aus

27 Feb 2017

Two of Australia's biggest IT providers to merge

DWS to take over SMS M&T in $124m deal.Melbourne-based IT provider DWS has entered a scheme of arrangement to buy fellow reseller SMS Management and Technology in a deal that values the company at

27 Jan 2017

BHP Billiton to double permanent IT workforce

Exclusive: Major expansion into IIoT, software architecture.BHP Billiton has revealed plans to double its permanent IT workforce globally as it nears the first anniversary of a major operational restr

27 Sep 2016

Defining national research priorities Australia’s former chief scientist reflects on the country’s need to focus its research effort

Australia's former chief scientist wants a portion of research spending directed to priority areas, such as food, soil and water. Credit: Aurora Photos/Alamy Stock PhotosDuring the final 18 months

15 Aug 2016

Australia's big businesses rail against mandated data sharing

Say no to more regulation.Australia's largest enterprises are lobbying against the possibility of new regulations governing the sharing of data, arguing they should be allowed to come up with such