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Australian payroll faces pressing AI skills gap as sector lags in adoption
Data Privacy

Australian payroll faces pressing AI skills gap as sector lags in adoption

A new report reveals 70% of Australian payroll professionals lack AI skills, with nearly half yet to adopt AI despite its compliance benefits.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Exclusive: How Kinetic IT's traineeships address the tech skills shortage
Kinetic IT

Exclusive: How Kinetic IT's traineeships address the tech skills shortage

Kinetic IT expands traineeships, focusing on diversity and practical skills to combat Australia's tech talent shortage and boost workforce inclusion.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Public sector faces IT skills shortage amid rising cyber threats
Digital Transformation

Public sector faces IT skills shortage amid rising cyber threats

Australian public sector faces a growing IT skills shortage, complicating efforts to counter rising cyber threats amid rapid digital transformation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

Global Stories

Skills shortage stories

Asia Pacific faces trust gap as AI adoption outpaces governance
Digital Transformation

Asia Pacific faces trust gap as AI adoption outpaces governance

Nearly half of Asia Pacific organisations trust AI more than warranted, as rapid adoption outpaces governance, risking inefficiencies and compliance gaps.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
IT contracting market steadies as AI demand grows but skills gap stays
Data governance

IT contracting market steadies as AI demand grows but skills gap stays

Australia and New Zealand's IT contracting market steadies with steady project demand and growing AI use, yet skills shortages and short contracts persist.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
SAP and Google: AI won't replace developers, but it can help them learn
Marketing Technologies

SAP and Google: AI won't replace developers, but it can help them learn

We sat down with Casey West, Lead Developer Advocate at Google, to discuss how AI is impacting developer communities and much more.

By Catherine Knowles • 7 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
SAP commits to teaching 12 million by 2030, opens up free learning pathways
Unified Communications

SAP commits to teaching 12 million by 2030, opens up free learning pathways

SAP has made a massive overhaul of its learning offering, making content free and revamping certifications to focus on practical skills.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
GenAI adoption in quality engineering grows but scaling lags
DevOps

GenAI adoption in quality engineering grows but scaling lags

Nearly 90% of firms pilot generative AI in quality engineering, but only 15% achieve full enterprise-scale adoption, says new World Quality Report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Skills shortage stories

UK tech sector wastes GBP £3.06 billion in idle IT skills yearly
Artificial Intelligence

UK tech sector wastes GBP £3.06 billion in idle IT skills yearly

UK tech consultancies waste GBP £3.06 billion annually on idle IT skills despite widespread talent shortages affecting 81% of businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
BenchBee: UK tech sector loses GBP £3bn to idle IT experts yearly
ICT sector

BenchBee: UK tech sector loses GBP £3bn to idle IT experts yearly

UK consultancies lose over GBP £3bn annually as thousands of IT experts remain idle despite widespread digital skills shortages, says BenchBee analysis.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
AI & cloud security top Indian cyber spend as risks rise
Data Protection

AI & cloud security top Indian cyber spend as risks rise

Indian firms are boosting cybersecurity budgets, prioritising AI and cloud security amid rising cyber risks and costly breaches, PwC survey finds.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Wake up call to use pool of underutilized talent
Māori

Wake up call to use pool of underutilized talent

Widening recruitment to disabled workers could ease New Zealand's skills crunch and deliver a fiscal boost of up to USD $1.45 billion by 2030.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Stop buying, start building: How to win the digital skills race
Digital Transformation

Stop buying, start building: How to win the digital skills race

Organisations must prioritise building digital skills in-house through AI-powered learning to close widening gaps and thrive by 2026 amid rapid tech change.

By Nelson Sivalingam • 5 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
UK life sciences sector at risk as skills gap threatens growth
AR, VR & Metaverse

UK life sciences sector at risk as skills gap threatens growth

The UK life sciences sector faces stalled investments as skills shortages persist, risking growth despite calls for increased government-funded training and modern tech.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Digital skills gap stalls AI progress for UK industrial firms
Document Management

Digital skills gap stalls AI progress for UK industrial firms

Nearly half of UK industrial midmarket firms cite digital skills shortages, especially in AI, as a major obstacle to business growth and digital transformation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
UK leads Europe in AI adoption but most stay in pilot phase
Digital Transformation

UK leads Europe in AI adoption but most stay in pilot phase

The UK leads Europe in AI adoption, with 9% of firms fully integrating it, yet 70% remain in pilot stages amid operational and organisational challenges.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
Best electrical apprentices display talent at the national finals in Queenstown
Sustainability

Best electrical apprentices display talent at the national finals in Queenstown

More than 300 apprentices battled through regional heats before 10 finalists met in Queenstown for high-pressure tests of wiring, faults and PLCs.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025