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Legacy IT might be inhibiting innovation for Australian businesses, but it’s legacy mindsets, legacy approaches and legacy opinions which are the real inhibitors according to a new report which aims to help stop Australia’s declining digital competitiveness.

So what’s a country to do? While burying our heads in the sand might be the easy option, Adapt says it’s time to face the issues head on. The research company has served up what it believes should be the top strategic priorities for Australian businesses in 2020, drawn from interactions with 3,000 senior executives.

In other news this week:

Salesforce goes up in Sydney with staff expansion and new tower
They still call Australia home, but are we embracing returning expat's skills?
IoT – it’s all about the ecosystem
Fuji Xerox’s AU$140m bid for CSG
NZ’s early Japanese win

We also take a look at how an integrated business intelligence suite is providing the cornerstone for one council’s digital transformation and providing analytics at their fingertips.

And if you want to Modernise Your Planning and Budgeting don’t forget to register for our webinar, live Oct 30, where a panel of experts will show you how to get an edge over your competition.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au

ECONOMIC RANKINGS

What’s inhibiting Australia’s global competitiveness?

Australia’s in decline in global economic rankings, so what are we going to do about it?…

Unfortunately, there’s now plenty of data to back the claim that in terms of global economic rankings at least, Australia is in decline.

“It’s legacy mindsets, legacy approaches, legacy opinions that are the real inhibitors.”

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REAL ESTATE

Salesforce punts big on local market with 1000 new jobs

Go big or go home…

Salesforce has signalled its plans for big growth in the A/NZ region, with plans to add 1,000 new jobs in Sydney over the next five years and confirmation it will house them in a new tower complex in central Sydney.

“We’re here to stay!”

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IT RECRUITMENT

Returning expats need not apply

Skills shortage? Nah, mate, we’re all good…

Australia may be facing a skills shortage, but expats aren’t feeling the love when they return to our fair shores and are struggling to gain work back in Australia according to a new report.

“Returned expats have a self-inflated sense of skills and experience and expect a higher salary.”

[Read more]

PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS

Transportation speeds down the IoT highway

Sensors in trucks was just the first step…

IoT is making its presence felt in the transportation market, but it’s the combination of IoT and other technologies promises the biggest bang for buck.

“The advantage to IoT is visibility; the advantages to a connected IoT system are more educated and efficient supply chain decisions.”

[Read more]

ACQUISITION

Fuji Xerox targets SMB, IT services in CSG deal

AU$140 million deal on the table…

Fuji Xerox is upping its play for both the SMB and IT services and consulting markets across Australia and New Zealand, with plans to acquire Australian IT company CSG.

“This acquisition will materially expand and diversify our footprint across the industry.”

[Read more]

RETAILING

Kiwi smart trolley wins big in Japan

Desperately seeking shopping trolley smarts…

It could be the holy grail of grocery shopping for many of us: Smart shopping trolleys that do all the checkout work and payments for us so we can avoid the queues and the small talk.

Despite all the hype and expectation, smart trolley’s remain for the most part a shopper’s dream.

[Read more]

ANALYTICS

Dunedin City Council transforms its digital assets

Transforming digital assets to power insight and security…

Scenic and dynamic Dunedin is a university town with a large student population that makes it the second largest city on New Zealand’s South Island.

We are changing the way we are thinking about technology.

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