Tag: skills

Qld cranks new skills program

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Industry and government may need to consider more ways to increase the growth rate of STEM qualifications, a new report released by Jobs for Queensland has warned. The findings...

Nokia, UTS open 5G skills centre

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Nokia and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have partnered to launch a Nokia 5G Skills Accelerator training facility at the UTS Botany Tech Lab and Ultimo Data Lounge....

ASEAN leaders deliver on tech

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Delegates at the recent ASEAN-Australia Business Summit 2018 have reported on how Australia can better engage with its $2.7 trillion trading partner. ASEAN is predicted to be the globe’s...

Workforce skills still a problem

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The federal budget did not provide a clear direction or funding path for future of work issues in preparing the Australian workforce for digital disruption, according to shadow minister...

The upside risk of skilled migration

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A newly released Treasury research paper has found that migration has a net positive impact on the economy and leads to increased innovation in businesses. It comes as Innovation...

Ferris on board tech expertise

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Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) chair Bill Ferris wants Australian companies to make structural and cultural changes to their boards of directors, and to look beyond simple gender balance...

New skills visa is not enough

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Nearly a year after the shock scrapping of the 457 visa program, the federal government is set to a trial a new visa scheme for tech companies to attract talent...

David Thodey on what’s next

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The ribbon has now been cut on the stunning new Sydney Startup Hub – home to 2,500 entrepreneurs and a Microsoft global accelerator – but David Thodey is looking...

Petre: Move fast or we’re screwed

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Daniel Petre has a stark warning for Australia; we need to take innovation very very seriously, very very soon. “I think this is the last chance we have got....