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Supporting enterprise digital transformation ranks the No. 2 top budgeting objective for today’s finance leaders, according to a report by The Hackett Group. But for many, this buzzword comes across as vague and intimidating. What exactly does a successful digital transformation entail? And how can the average business achieve it?

Every election is critical, but a complicated set of requirements will add up to a unique challenge for the 2019 Local Government Elections in New Zealand. A new customised scanning and processing system supplied and configured by ABBYY will help to automate and simplify the task for electionz.com, the organisation that will be handling the bulk of processing.

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced three new products for Australian government agencies developing online services. This includes a redesigned dta.gov.au web site, an Australian Government Design System, and a refreshed Digital Guides that will provide support to meet the Digital Service Standard.

Organizations have limited resources to invest in safeguarding their data. Knowing exactly what data needs protection will help you set priorities and develop a sound plan so you can allocate your budget and other resources wisely, minimizing security and compliance costs. But where’s the best place to start? Data classification provides a solid foundation for a data security strategy because it helps identify risky areas in the IT network, both on premises and in the cloud.

To mark the latest release of Upland's FileBound workflow automation solution, Jon Eilers, General Manager FileBound US presented at a series of Roadshows across Australia. IDM asked John to highlight some of the recent and upcoming enhancements in the platform roadmap.

More than 6 million historical client documents held by the Western Australia Department of Communities Housing (Housing Authority) presented a major headache for staff owing to a lack of containment and classification. A new Ephesoft smart document capture system deployed by the Process Automation Group (PAG) is now assisting with making documents findable and enabling retention polices to be applied.

Early adopters of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the APAC region are reporting costs savings in the range of 30–60%, according to a study by analyst firm IDC Financial Insights, although the majority of deployments are yet to include advanced automation techniques such as cognitive technologies and advanced analytics.

Is your organisation curious about the impact of Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme? Australian image scanning bureau CaptureIT has launched a new specialised offering designed to put those concerns to rest by offering a comprehensive framework for managing and reporting on the entire data and content lifecycle of relevant personal and enterprise information.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first quarterly report on data breach notifications received under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, which came into force on 22 February 2018.  

Victorian service provider Wannon Water has partnered with Intelledox and FYB to implement next-generation forms. Completion of a Job Safety Analysis (JSA), required before any high risk on-site work event, was the catalyst for organisational change. Following a successful pilot, the digital process has been extended to incorporate all forms across the business.