In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Telstra confirmed that it has been in discussions regarding a potential transaction to acquire telecommunications company Digicel Pacific in the South Pacific region in partnership with the Australian Government.



A $2.1 million project by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre to collect patient data in one place is aimed at better equipping healthcare workers when making critical and life-saving clinical decisions.

Chief data officers (CDOs) say there is a need for greater investment in data-driven initiatives, according to a study released by Qlik. CDOs also have agreed that organisations must be more data-driven towards decision making.

By 2025 cyber attackers will have weaponised operational technology environments to successfully harm or kill humans, according to new research from Gartner.

Under a $52 million contract, IT services management company Empired will provide digital managed services across the Environmental Protection Authority of Victoria’s cloud platforms, networks, and business applications.

Data integration and integrity specialist Talend has hired Melle Whiting and Julien Francia as account directors based in Melbourne and Canberra respectively.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire



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