From the sheep’s back to the resources boom Australia’s economic drivers are constantly changing. We are now in the information age where data has moved from a backroom process of…
Embrace the future of 3D printing or get left behind
The future of 3D printing is changing and businesses need to explore the possibilities or risk being left behind. That is the message Griffith University Industrial Design expert Dr Jennifer…
Whale Watch – or not: Helping industry adapt to a changing climate
Whale watching is a major global tourism industry with an annual revenue of over two billion (US dollars) and more than 13 000 employees. Furthermore, it is estimated that close…
EVENT: JOB SURVIVAL IN THE AGE OF ROBOTS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES
In Australia, the Financial Review reports that up to half a million of existing jobs could be taken over by robotics or machines run by artificial intelligence in the coming…
We need new jobs as the machines do more of our work
We might be living longer than ever before, but the Australian government’s plan to keep older people in the workforce may not be that easy. The predictions are that by…
Award for network visualisation tool
A team of final year information and communication technology students from the Gold Coast have won the second biannual Opmantek Award for their innovative industry-based IT project. The winning team,Joshua Head,…