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News that Indian IT services company Infosys has increased investment in the Australian market with plans for 1,200 new staff and three ‘Innovation Hubs’, can only be good for employment and jobs growth. But it’s also shining the light again on the issue of skills shortages.
Reports suggest demand for ICT workers in Australia is set to grow by almost 100,000 by 2023 – or 20,000 a year on average – against fewer than 5,000 domestic grads a year. But word from some in the industry is that despite the skills shortages, grads often still struggle to find work, with companies wanting staff with experience.
Infosys' announcement includes plans to use grads to fill 40 percent of the new positions and invest heavily in their training. It is something that more companies should be considering if the gap is ever to be bridged.
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And we get under the hood at European Motor Distributors to see how streamlining automation in their AP system has helped their business.
Happy reading,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au
Infosys announces Aussie growth plans
Three 'Innovation Hubs', 1,200 new staff and buddying up to academia...
Infosys is opening the doors to another 1,200 staff in Australia by 2020, with plans to open three Innovation Hubs within the same timeframe.
“We are proud to work with the government, academia and local communities to help build our next-generation of innovators.”
Amazon’s Aussie U-Turn
Backdown on Geo-block conveniently timed for Xmas?..
Australian online shoppers can finally purchase from Amazon’s international sites after the company reversed its decision to block Australian shoppers from buying goods from its offshore sites.
"Amazon has applied GST conveniently to Australian shoppers just before Xmas sales."
Is digital marketing in crisis?
Facebook and Google, Google and Facebook. What lies beyond the digital marketing duopoly?..
If you’re spending money on digital advertising, there’s a good chance that you’re used to handing over cash to the ‘big two’ of online marketing, Facebook and Google.
“Many business owners have become suspicious of digital advertising.”
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Biometric ID tech’s growing acceptance
The consumerisation of biometrics is seeing the selfie elevated to trusted identity authenticator...
Biometric facial identification is quickly becoming the authentication tech du jour.
“Owing to the accuracy and speed of the process, it has started to be widely accepted across the world.”
Workday snapping at Oracle and SAP’s heels
Company starts talking up its ERP credentials...
When enterprise cloud finance and human resources vendor Workday acquired Adaptive Insights earlier this year, it wasn’t just adding operational planning to its line-up.
"We can be an ERP replacement today."
Esker drives AP performance at European Motor Distributors
Driving AP performance with cloud-based accounts payable automation…
European Motor Distributors (EMD) is a subsidiary of Giltrap Group Holdings, a large automotive group in New Zealand.
“It was about how it would be embraced by everyone in the business.”
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