Business Process & Workflow

Robotic process automation is one of the more promising and exciting tools in an organisation’s digital transformation tool bag. Early uses have delivered a strategic impact on meaningful business processes innovation, and as a result, it’s getting C-suite level interest.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) wants to learn if Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology can assist it in regulating the corporate landscape. It has issued tender that focusses on a specific subset of AI, natural language processing (NLP), to help with tasks such as drafting correspondence, monitoring text translations of sales calls and reviewing Product Disclosure Statement documents.

Document management is still among the most prevalent pain points that plague corporates, according to a study by Nintex, the developer of intelligent process automation (IPA) software.

Information workers may sit in a sea of fuzzy cubes, spread across windowless floors lit by fluorescent lights, but when it comes time to collaborate they are often wandering the desert looking for a home.

In a recent video interview , Forrester’s Craig Le Clair, VP and Principal Analyst for Robotic Process Automation (RPA), noted that the majority of investment he sees going into robotic process automation is in the area of shared operations like finance and accounting.

The rise in digital transformation, artificial intelligence and robotic process automation initiatives are being highlighted as the source of 25% revenue growth in 2017 for ABBYY, the global provider of intelligent capture solution. The company says it is the highest growth rate in five years.

Laserfiche Value-Added Reseller Ricoh Australia has announced the successful deployment of a Laserfiche Avante workflow business management solution at Shimano Oceania Holdings, the Australian subsidiary of Shimano, a global manufacturing and distribution organisation.  

Trintech, a global provider of cloud-based Record to Report (R2R) software solutions for the office of finance, is holding a Finance Transformation Breakfast Networking event at the EY Offices in Sydney on Wednesday, 21st February 2018.

More and more companies are under pressure to adopt digital strategies to leverage greater profits, drive high levels of customer satisfaction, and maintain footing in competitive marketplaces. And one of the key measures to adjusting to this ever-changing world of digitization is taking advantage of automation platforms. As such, consumer investments into one of these technologies — robotic process automation (RPA) — will increase to $US1 billion within the next two years.

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. Established in 1949, UNSW has grown into one of the most respected universities in the world—ranked third in Australia and 45th overall by the 2018 QS World University Rankings.

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