Industry Insider

  • Blacktown Council deploys AI assistant for Development Applications

    Blacktown City Council has become one of 16 NSW councils deploying artificial intelligence tools to handle planning enquiries. DAISY (Development Application Information System) is an AI-powered digital assistant that provides 24-hour access to planning information and guidance.

  • AI Chatbots Must Earn Citizen Trust

    Government agencies pursuing conversational AI for service delivery face significant citizen adoption barriers, with only 2% of citizens choosing AI chatbots as their first-choice channel, according to new Gartner research.

  • Payroll complexity drives AI Compliance

    More than three-quarters of Australian organisations now use artificial intelligence to manage payroll compliance, according to new research examining responses to wage theft reforms.

  • IBM Veteran is New OpenText CEO

    OpenText has appointed former IBM Americas President Ayman Antoun as chief executive, ending a six-month search following the abrupt departure of long-time CEO Mark Barrenechea.

  • Privacy risk is now a business risk, but investment lags

    Across Australia and New Zealand, privacy teams are being asked to shoulder one of the most complex risk environments organisations have ever faced. Rapid technological change, expanding regulatory obligations, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unrelenting wave of cyber threats have combined to make privacy a central business issue. Not just a compliance function tucked away in legal or IT.

  • Global Framework to Secure AI Systems

    The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published the first globally applicable cybersecurity standard for artificial intelligence systems, establishing baseline security requirements across the full AI lifecycle.

  • NZ Public Sector Embraces Document Automation

    Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) have deployed intelligent document processing systems to meet new regulatory requirements, eliminating manual data entry for rates rebates and invoice processing.

  • The Overlooked Risk in Retired IT Assets

    In today’s data-driven economy, organisations invest heavily in cybersecurity, compliance and digital transformation. Yet, one critical vulnerability continues to fly under the radar: the security risks associated with retired IT assets.

  • OAIC sweep triggers PII compliance rush

    With 60 Australian organisations across six industry sectors being targeted in a nation-wide privacy compliance sweep in January, EzeScan’s says its new Document Repository Analyser (DRA) closes a major gap in compliance workflows by combining discovery and remediation in one platform