Global spending on digital commerce will reach US$18.7 trillion by 2024, up from $11.2 trillion in 2019 - an increase of 66% over the forecast period, according to a new report.

Australian businesses and leading public sector organisations – including Qantas, Telstra, Westpac and the CSIRO, NSW Government and NSW Pathology – are emerging as global innovation beacons, signalling how state-of-the-art technology can drive growth, enhance customer experience and tackle some of Australia’s most pressing societal and environmental issues, according to Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella.

Australian-listed network as a service (NaaS) provider Megaport has announced the expansion of services to Japan, with cloud connectivity services now available in Tokyo, through multiple data centres.

Technology from boutique ISP Aussie Broadband is being used to help the broadband provider’s customers affected by the horrendous NSW fires.

Independent national charity, the Kids' Cancer Project, strives for every dollar raised to go directly to research. It turned to global analytics firm SAS to help maximise fundraising and minimising admin and overhead costs.

The vast majority of Australian companies recently surveyed have their sights set on artificial intelligence investment, with increasing employee productivity a key focus for AI investments. Does that mean doing more with less people?

Less than one-fifth of human resources (HR) leaders believe that performance management is effective at achieving its primary objective, according to tech research group Gartner.

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