IT industry throws support behind Government's Cybersecurity Strategy
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released Australia’s cybersecurity strategy revealing plans to invest more than $230 million in the next four years.
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released Australia’s cybersecurity strategy revealing plans to invest more than $230 million in the next four years.
Despite the threat of rising unemployment figures, the IT industry itself has remained remarkably resilient. However, there is a serious shortage of niche skills particularly in high demand areas such as Cloud computing, Big Data and app development.
Significant and costly changes in the Privacy Act, scheduled for March 2014, are set to seriously impact the majority of companies handling personal information.
Some of the initiatives announced in the 2013/14 Federal Budget have been met with mixed reactions by ICT industry experts.
Supporting customers with the right products and services to match should be top of mind for the channel this year.
2012 was a year of change for the channel. Evolving business strategies, keeping up with the demands of new technologies, and running a business with the constraint of a weak economy were just some of the challenges it faced.
It was an unsettled year, a year when economic conditions played a significant role in stifling new business opportunities and project roll outs, a year when the channel saw Cloud computing move forward from discussion to implementation, and a boom in mobility.