| Hi John, Thanks to Scott Morrison and company, plus a weak compliant 'opposition', 40% of the respondents to a survey about the highly controversial encryption law passed by the Coalition Government last year say they have lost sales or other commercial opportunities as a result of the law being in place.
The number of Internet-connected devices is expected to grow in Australia from 186 million to 212 million in 2020, with growth in the number of devices predicted to increase by 14% in 2020 and home data consumption set to spike by 70% on Boxing Day, according to a report from NBN Co, the operators of the National Broadband Network.
Online job advertisements published on SEEK fell by 8.4% year-on-year in November, the company says, adding that community services and development was the sector with the highest ad growth, showing an increase of 14.6% year-on-year.
Big four bank Westpac will finally catch up with the rest of the industry, making a commitment on Thursday to deliver Apple Pay for its customers by June next year.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $2.7 million in funding for digital energy technology company Wattwatchers to develop a consumer-facing energy data hub - ‘My Energy Marketplace’ - that will give greater visibility over household energy use.
The digital transformation of the Australian Public Service represents a strategic opportunity for enabling knowledge and skills transfer across the broader Australian economy, according to the Australian Computer Society (ACS). And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.
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