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Hi there,
It’s a sign of the extraordinary times we now live in that Gartner, traditionally the fanboi for the tech sector, has pulled back from its tech investment is always best advice and cautioned businesses to cut non-critical tech spend.
Let’s be clear that they’re not saying cut all IT spending, but they are being more direct than we’ve previously seen in urging caution on IT spend. For many CIOs, of course, that’s no surprise. IT budgets have been pared back already, with CIOs prioritising core capability and critical projects that get the job done, without all the bells and whistles, rather than the latest hype cycle extras.
Spending cuts are advised as a necessary step to get businesses through tough times.
In other news:
- The game-changing contact tracing solution to rule them all
- 200 SMBs to get early grants boost to modernise manufacturing tech
- GovDXP: Good luck and god speed…
- Formula E racing – manned e-planes in mid-air conquest
We also take a look at the impact of Covid on the NFP segment and the creative steps it can take to proactively mitigate the impacts of the crisis.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au
CASH FLOW
Gartner to CIOs: Quarantine your cash flow
As the economy buckles under Covid-19, Gartner advises cutting all non-critical tech…
What a difference a pandemic makes: As Covid-19 quarantine measures undermine businesses everywhere, Gartner is advising CIOs to slash all unnecessary costs – including IT.
“Leadership will be forced to choose winners and losers.”
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CONTACT TRACING
Contact tracing: One OS update to rule them all
Apple, Google API provides ‘enormous boost’ for tracing…
While Australia’s CovidSafe contact tracing app has got off to a roaring start, NZ’s privacy commissioner believes a range of different solutions may be needed – but a planned Google/Apple API holds big potential.
Once the user has installed the OS update and opted in, it will send out and listen for Bluetooth, without requiring an app to be installed.
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MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing boost as 200 SMB manufacturers receive modernisation funds
2,600 jobs and the return of a beloved choccie treat…
More than $48 million in grants to help modernise SME manufacturers have been released as the government looks to boost local manufacturing in a post-Covid future.
“As we face the coronavirus pandemic and look to come out the other side stronger, this investment will be more critical than ever.”
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ESPORTS
Motorsports takes to the skies
Racing may have turned to esports to fill the Covid void, but change is in the air…
Enzo Ferrari famed comments that competition breeds improved performance are being echoed by an Australian electric flying car maker as it gears up to launch the world’s first racing series for manned flying cars.
The launch of the flying Formula E racing could accelerate progress towards sustainable electric flying vehicles.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
GovDXP: Bringing the ‘Netflix’ model to myGov?
Australia doesn’t have a one-stop-shop offering for .Gov services. Could this be it?…
Australians looking to engage with government could have a new, one-stop-shop option in the future with the Digital Transformation Agency’s latest transformation project.
“A slick and responsive one-stop-shop-platform – especially one that draws on the best part of successful commercial models – sounds great on paper…”
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CLIENT INSIGHT
Not-for-profit crisis management: Seven things you can do right now
When a crisis strikes, flexibility and proactive management can save NFPs…
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreads throughout the world, governments, businesses and not-for-profits (NFPs) race to adapt and respond to limit human hardships.
“People want to believe they are making a difference.”
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