Tag: Infrastructure

The NFF has welcomed a range of budget announcements, heralding them as a shot in the arm for agriculture and regional Australia.

Today marks the official opening of an employment hub created by the NSW and Federal Governments to place Western Sydney jobseekers in apprenticeships, traineeships and other construction-related careers.  The Northern Road Employment and Training Hub at Penrith will train up local jobseekers to work on infrastructure projects as part of the NSW and Federal Governments’ […]

Big data and business analytics are set for double digit growth, with the global market forecasted to grow to more than $203 billion in 2020, up from $130.1 billion in 2016, according to IDC. Moreover, small and medium businesses (SMBs) in particular are predicted to continue to increasingly invest in big data and business analytics, with […]

The cloud is rapidly becoming a primary IT infrastructure for growing numbers of organisations. Attracted by the promise of improved flexibility and reduced costs, many businesses are shifting core systems and processes to cloud-based platforms. It’s not enough to simply trust that a cloud provider will keep your company’s data secure. It’s important to thoroughly […]

The Role of Technology in Business Business technology used to be simple in its infrastructure, yet required high levels of maintenance. For example, a fax machine answered only one particular need, was costly to maintain and required physical archiving. As such, IT was never critical to business operations but was a cog to keep the […]

A program designed to attract investment to the Gold Coast has resulted in a boost for the Queensland city’s economy to the tune of more than $100,000 day for the past two years.

Broadband will be as essential as electricity in 10 years time, according to futurist Mike Walsh who says Australia lags the rest of the world with the 10 year time frame put on the National Broadband Network

Tony Abbott’s announcement of coalition policy to raise $20 billion in funding for infrastructure projects through a public bond issue has the support of the Housing Industry Association.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was on site to mark the quarter point milestone for the $4.8 billion Airport link project yesterday.

The Auditor General report released today on Perth’s Arena is a warning to the Barnett Government for future major projects in our State, Labor Leader Eric Ripper said today. Mr Ripper said Labor endorsed the Auditor General’s recommendations including the need to improve the procurement and delivery of capital projects. “I acknowledge there were significant […]