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Trade conflicts and 5G espionage aside, the Chinese market is a lucrative playing field for Aussie businesses. It’s our biggest trading partner, with Australian exports to China worth AU$110 billion, and opportunity abounds in an e-commerce market forecast to be worth AU$1.6 trillion by 2020.
Now, businesses are being invited to join a training program to arm them with the skills, connections and cultural awareness needed to enter the market and claim a share of the spoils left by the US trade rift.
It won’t all be easy pickings however, and it remains to be seen whether the Australian government will fully embrace the Chinese dragon.
Meanwhile, Telstra is also ramping up its Asian presence, keen to capitalise on the massive data growth across Asia Pacific.
In other news:
- AU Gov digital strategy cops flak
- Data deluge, information dearth for CEOs
- Preparing for a future of reskilling
And we take a look at how an ERP upgrade helped a major machinery manufacturer improve efficiencies and meet more aggressive production demands, boosting turnover, growth and morale, in the midst of a major market downturn.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au
Australian business prepares for massive China market opportunity
It’s not without its difficulties, but the big opportunities in China are only set to get bigger...
Alibaba, the Australia-China Council and Australia Post have launched a new educational resource for businesses seeking to enter the Chinese market.
“Powerful drivers are converging in a way that is reshaping the international order.”
Telstra’s Asian affair
Telco now carries around 40 percent of all Asia traffic…
Telstra is ramping up its Asia Pacific push with new cable capacity and a major upgrade to its subsea infrastructure using technology from Infinera.
“As the Asia Pacific economy grows, so do we.”
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Australian Government cops flack over digital strategy document
A “could do better” report card?...
The Australian government is coming under criticism after the release of what many are calling an underwhelming digital economy strategy document, ‘Australia’s Tech Future’.
“The government is more interested in ticking off a long-avoided item on its to-do list.”
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CEOs: We’ve got the data, but not the actionable intelligence
Mind that information gap – it’s hampering business and AI uptake…
We have the data, but we’re still not getting actionable intelligence.
“Despite billions of dollars of IT investments CEOs report still not receiving data needed to make key business decisions.”
Future of Work = massive skills upgrade
New reports demand major re-think on education...
Two new reports are urging governments and businesses to be more active in helping upskill workers at risk of being displaced by technologies such as automation.
“The question of who pays for the stranded workers and for the upskilling needed is becoming urgent.”
Automation boosts margins and efficiency
The first step for this leading provider of high-tech equipment, GTech Bellmor was to focus on driving efficiency in their front-end processes...
Automation of front-end processes and improved business intelligence has given a top machinery manufacturer greater efficiency, higher turnover and growth.
“Improving efficiency has not only increased our margins more than we expected, it’s also boosted morale.”
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