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IWD 2024: Cybersecurity is stronger with diversity
Risk & Compliance

IWD 2024: Cybersecurity is stronger with diversity

IWD 2024: Encouraging diversity in cybersecurity is crucial to tackle growing threats, skill shortage issues and to promote better business outcomes, say experts.

By Lisa Tetrault • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
The imperative for collaborative IT in Australian state governments
Unified Communications

The imperative for collaborative IT in Australian state governments

Australian state governments are being urged to embrace collaborative IT, leveraging partnerships and resource pooling to create effective, standardised solutions and tackle skills shortages in sectors including bushfire management and cybersecurity.

By Bryan Saba • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2024
Atturra partners with MyCISO for stronger cybersecurity in Australia
Partner Programmes

Atturra partners with MyCISO for stronger cybersecurity in Australia

Technology provider Atturra's strategic alliance with MyCISO aims to enhance cybersecurity services in Australia's education and commercial sectors via a data-focused and scalable solution.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2024

Global Stories

Skills shortage stories

Check Point launches Infinity AI Copilot tackling cybersecurity challenges
Generative AI

Check Point launches Infinity AI Copilot tackling cybersecurity challenges

Check Point Software pioneers the next era of cybersecurity with its Infinity AI Copilot, an AI-driven platform designed to address the alarming global rise in ransomware attacks and bolster security measures in the face of a deepening skills shortage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024
50th graduate from DC designer pathway programme
Hyperscale

50th graduate from DC designer pathway programme

B&W Engineering, a global leader in data centre design, enrols its 50th graduate into their comprehensive Global Graduate Pathway Programme, paving a clear career path for new talent.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2024
SnapLogic reveals high demand for data skills in ANZ report
Data Analytics

SnapLogic reveals high demand for data skills in ANZ report

SnapLogic's report shows strong demand for data and analytics professionals in Australia and New Zealand, with AI's transformative impact and the crucial role of cybersecurity in data strategies taking centre stage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Skills shortage stories

New Zealand introduces its first Fluid Power Engineering Certification
NZQA

New Zealand introduces its first Fluid Power Engineering Certification

A long-standing skills gap in hydraulics and pneumatics is easing as the first NZQA-approved fluid power qualification opens new career paths in New Zealand.

By Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024
Coterie launches academy & book to empower partner marketing skills
EduTech

Coterie launches academy & book to empower partner marketing skills

Coterie, a partner and channel marketing firm, has debuted Coterie Academy, an education initiative aimed at instructing, enlightening, and certifying individuals in all aspects of partner marketing to help address the existing skills gap.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024
HireHigher expands talent scheme to address digital skills shortage
Hyperscale

HireHigher expands talent scheme to address digital skills shortage

HireHigher extends its Rising Stars Program to seven more schools to address skills shortage in the data industry, citing plans to facilitate career-defining opportunities for young professionals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024
Skills shortage impairs Singapore's tech growth, reveals salary guide
DevOps

Skills shortage impairs Singapore's tech growth, reveals salary guide

New research by Morgan McKinley reveals Singapore's tech growth held back in 2023 due to a shortage of skilled candidates, with 76% of hirers finding recruitment competitive.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024
UK tech growth hindered by skills shortage, reveals Morgan McKinley
Artificial Intelligence

UK tech growth hindered by skills shortage, reveals Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinley's 2024 Salary Guide reveals a major skills shortage challenging UK's tech growth, with a quarter of industry hiring managers citing this as their main obstacle.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024
UK tech SMEs investing in young talent despite tough economy
Recruitment

UK tech SMEs investing in young talent despite tough economy

Despite financial challenges, 69% of UK tech SMEs invest in young talent via low-cost recruitment, showing optimism and resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024
What is a ‘corporate anthropologist’ and how can one help attract and retain staff?
Human Capital Management

What is a ‘corporate anthropologist’ and how can one help attract and retain staff?

As skills shortages bite, New Zealand firms are hiring anthropologists to uncover workplace culture problems and improve retention.

By Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 4th Feb 2024
'Digital Futures' education scheme expands to three more UK sites
EduTech

'Digital Futures' education scheme expands to three more UK sites

After attaining triumph at UTC Heathrow, Activate Learning Education Trust is extending its award-winning 'Digital Futures' programme to three further UK sites, tackling the digital skills shortage.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024
What 1 in 3 workers want more than a promotion
Artificial Intelligence

What 1 in 3 workers want more than a promotion

Work-life balance now outranks pay for many employees, with 37% saying they would quit if forced back into the office.

By Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2024
Is New Zealand’s infrastructure workforce adequate?
Human Capital Management

Is New Zealand’s infrastructure workforce adequate?

Women make up just 11% of the sector as Te Waihanga warns future capacity pressures may hinder infrastructure delivery.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024
Generative AI & other disruptive tech: Quanton's solution for NZ businesses
DevOps

Generative AI & other disruptive tech: Quanton's solution for NZ businesses

Quanton founder, Garry Green, identifies disruptive tech such as generative AI and automated machine learning as the key to New Zealand's economic challenges.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2024