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GUEST OPINION:  Members of Generation Z (Gen Z), born between 1997 and 2012, are widely recognised as digital natives. Representing 12.2 per cent of Australia’s population, they excel at adopting new technologies, navigate social media with ease, and thrive in remote work environments.

GUEST OPINION: According to the World Economic Forum, if brought to scale, digital technologies could reduce emissions 20% by 2050 in the three highest-emitting sectors: energy, materials, and mobility.

The demand for Australian executives remains flat after many months of decline, according to the latest report from executive search firm E.L.Consult.

GUEST OPINION:  Decarbonisation becomes easier to achieve when digital technologies are deployed intelligently.

IT services and consulting company Tata Consutancy Services (TCS) has announced it has strengthened its AI capabilities across its value chain, and after training over 150,000 employees in the foundational skills of Generative AI, TCS has launched an AI Experience Zone, to foster hands-on proficiency in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) for its employees.

GUEST OPINION: Over the last year artificial intelligence and machine learning have entered mainstream conversation. No longer is discussion around it restricted to AI industry experts, it’s being talked about and used in innovative ways, by organisations and people alike.

GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence has featured prominently in the news of late: the good news and the bad.

Chinese online pay services WeChat Pay and Alipay can now be used by tourists, with Tencent Holdings and Ant group facilitating the use by foreigners who visit China.

In a survey of cloud tech professionals, Revolent found that 52% believe that the digital skills gap in their industry has increased.

COMPANY NEWS: IT consultancy SOCO has been recognised as a winner of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) awards.

Network and security product provider Fortinet has announced the launch of the Cybercrime Atlas, a joint initiative between it, Microsoft, PayPal, and Banco Santander to aid industry, law enforcement, and government agencies by providing a first-of-its-kind visibility to help take down cybercriminals and their infrastructure around the world.

Cyber security company Claroty has joined the World Economic Forum’s World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community, an invitation-only group of the world’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups that Claroty says are at the forefront of ethical technological and business model innovation.

Cisco intends to provide digital and cybersecurity training to 6.7 million people around the region during the next 10 years.

Scams reported worldwide increased by 10.2%, from 266 in 2020 to 293 million reports in 2021, with the latest study by the Global Anti Scam Alliance revealing the money lost in scams grew by 15,7%, from $47.8 billion in 2020 to $55.3 billion in 2021.

British telco BT has launched a new program aimed at reducing business customers’ e-waste by recycling end-of-life equipment.

Australian businesses are planning major investments in digital technologies to support ambitious expansion plans following lessons learned from the pandemic, according to a survey by data centre company Equinix.

COMPANY NEWS:  Workforce intelligence platform Reejig has been recognised by the World Economic Forum’s as 2022 Technology Pioneers for its work in helping global enterprises and governments find, move and upskill their workforces using the world’s first independently audited ethical talent AI.

GUEST OPINION: It is critical to select strong passwords and properly manage them so they remain secure. Secureworks incident responders have recommended these best practices for you.

EY has hired Michelle Price as a partner in its Oceania cybersecurity, privacy and trusted technology practice.

Telecommunications company Ericsson is committing to empower one million children and young people by 2025 by giving them access to digital learning, tools, content, and development programs.