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Your broadband will soon get much faster | Information Age | ACS
WEB15 hours ago · Customers currently on 250/25 Home Superfast plans will be boosted to 750/50Mbps, while those on 500-1000/50Mbps Home Ultrafast plans are now set to get online at around 1Gbps/100Mbps. The changes come as the wholesale broadband provider boosts download speeds to accommodate average monthly data consumption that is increasing ahead of ...
Integrating genAI into schools ‘a national priority’
WEB14 hours ago · Generative AI (genAI) should be integrated into Australia’s education system as a national priority despite its “high stakes risks”, according to a Parliamentary report advocating the creation of new genAI large language models (LLMs) aligned to the Australian curriculum. The new report – which is entitled Study Buddy or Influencer and ...
Australia’s plan to embrace safe AI | Information Age | ACS
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Australia will introduce mandatory safeguards for high-risk AI use but steer clear of outright bans under a new plan aiming to walk the tightrope of mitigating risks and boosting productivity. Industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday unveiled the federal government’s interim response to industry consultation on the responsible use of ...
New ACS Code of Professional Ethics | Information Age | ACS
WEBJan 31, 2024 · The Australian Computer Society (ACS) launched a new code of ethics late last year that seeks to further elevate honesty, trustworthiness, and respect among the country’s ICT professionals. “After thorough review by ACS’ Professional Ethics Committee, and extensive consultation with members, the Code of Professional Ethics (CoPE) went ...
ACS and ISACA join forces | Information Age | ACS
WEB2 days ago · According to a recent ACS Digital Pulse report, Australia alone is projected to need 1.3 million technology professionals by 2030; while 82% of ISACA’s 2024 State of Digital Trust research respondents said digital trust will grow in importance over the next five years. Josh Griggs, CEO of ACS, said that this is a crucial juncture, where ...
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ACS releases major computer education report - Information Age
WEBMay 31, 2022 · ACS has released a comprehensive new report on the state of Digital Technologies education in Australia, urging for more ICT-qualified teachers in the classroom. The report, Computer education in Australian schools 2022: Enabling the next generation of IT professionals is based around a national survey of schools performed by ACS in 2021, and ...
Social media ban for children to hit Parliament this year
WEB1 day ago · The trial will look at how to limit access to pornography and social media for children aged between 13 and 16. The $6.5 million trial was funded in the May budget and is focusing on testing “age assurance technology” that can be used to prevent children from accessing age-restricted online content such as pornography.
Increasing Australia’s cyber security capacity - Information Age
WEBNov 2, 2023 · SPONSORED CONTENT. In April 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reported that Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams in 2022, up from $2 billion lost in 2021. That’s $3,100,000,000, much of which could likely be traced directly to one of the almost 900 ‘notifiable data breaches’ Australian ...