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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) stories

GirlBoss wins 2018 YES Emerging Alumni of the Year Award

The people have spoken – GirlBoss CEO and founder Alexia Hilbertidou has been crowned this year's Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Emerging Alumni of the Year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Dec 2018

Kordia

Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato

The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018

Entrepreneur

Venture Up accelerator for young entepreneurs coming to Queenstown

The mountainous backdrop of Queenstown is set to become the location of Creative HQ's newest 2019 Venture Up accelerator for young entrepreneurs.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018

Education, Learning & Training

Young Enterprise & BP launch STEM scholarship for students

Young Enterprise and BP have launched the BP Innovation Scholarship, awarding five NZD $1000 scholarships to Year 12 and 13 students excelling in STEM subjects.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018

Global Stories

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) stories

Hyperscale

Park Place jumps aboard girls in STEM initiative

It's no secret that the IT industry and data centre circles are short of female representation, and this trio hopes to help overcome that issue.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Feb 2019

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Exclusive: The changing role of women in technology

Emma Pudney from Rackspace ANZ shares insights on closing the gender divide in tech, addressing imposter syndrome, and empowering women to pursue STEM careers.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019

Cartech

Bringing autonomous vessels to the open water

The Aussies took silver at the Maritime RobotX Challenge, which saw entries from across the world competing with their self-driving tech on the ocean.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Cloud Services

Exclusive: The women behind cloud computing

Gender gap in IT is still a major issue, with few women in cloud computing. Sash Sunkara, CEO of RackWare, discusses the importance of diversity.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Jan 2019

EduTech

Class in the clouds: How AI and cloud can transform education

The global education landscape is changing, and Australia no exception. Michael Chetner explains how AI and the cloud will create a new way to learn.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2019

Converged Infrastructure

Skill retention and cloud cost real concerns, research shows

New Nutanix research has shown that Australian enterprises are struggling to retain AI talent. Also, they love the cloud, but not the price tag.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Dec 2018

Government Communications Security Bureau

GCSB names Women in STEM scholarship winners

The GCSB has awarded three NZD $10,000 Women in STEM scholarships, aiming to boost diversity in STEM fields and reduce the gender pay gap.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Network Infrastructure

AU startup hitches a ride to space with Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab and Australian IoT startup Fleet Space Technologies have signed a contract to launch two Proxima IoT satellites this month.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2018

Digital Transformation

The key to a successful digital transformation journey

Despite 90% of firms feeling threatened by digital competitors, many lack the right skills to adapt. See how focusing on people development is key.

By Tara O'Sullivan • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Nov 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: ServerFarm CEO discusses data centre workforce woes

Not only is there a clear gender disparity in the industry, but Papouchado says the existing workforce is aging.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018

Not for profit

TechOne donates over $260k to alleviate youth poverty

TechnologyOne has donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to its charity partners to benefit youth development across Australian communities.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2018