Tag: Digital skills

Govt unveils $1.2B digital package

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will spend $500 million on “enhancing” myGov and My Health Record as part of a $1.2 billion funding package aiming to position digital at the centre...

Govt to ‘go further’ on digital in budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told business leaders to expect more government investment in digital projects and skills development, promising there is “more to come” beyond the $800 million...

PwC to run APS digital skills comms campaign

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accounting giant PwC has won a contract to run a communications campaign to improve awareness and membership of the federal government’s public sector digital skills scheme. The Digital Transformation...

Tech skills: What’s hot and where to find them

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
It is estimated that Australia will need an additional 6.5 million newly-skilled and reskilled digital workers by 2025 to meet future demand for technology skills, a 79 per cent...

Govt must learn to shop locally for technology

Posted on   |  by Alex Scandurra
The recent federal budget had a healthy headline digital spend of $800 million, but the government must think carefully about how this money is spent, and with whom. The...

The skills squeeze and team augmentation

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
After a panic-firing season during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market in Australia for software developers is searching for a new normal in a world where...

Future jobs: Made by kids, gamers and old people

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
In 2007, Byron Reeves, Professor of Communications at Stanford University stated: “If you want to see what business leadership may look like in three to five years, look at...

PM sets new goals for digital skills

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
In his first major domestic speech since the May 18 federal poll, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged to improve Australia’s digital skills, and to drive the uptake of...

Digital skills gets $5m, new focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor has rounded out its campaign-long focus on skills and capability development with a $5 million pledge to establish a Digital Skills Centre of Excellence. It would seek a...