New Documentary – Beyond COVID: Emerging Smarter
Author: Jodie Sangster, Chief Marketing Officer, IBM Australia & New Zealand The ambition for most of us right now is to live in a world beyond the grips of COVID-19. While this year has presented all of us with incredible challenges, it has also created unique opportunities for businesses, governments and leaders across our society […]
Making sense of machine learning
Originally published on The Australian. Artificial intelligence is increasingly powering life’s touchpoints from Spotify playlists to approving home loans. The benefits are clear but only if we understand them. When Nick Kyrgios met Rafael Nadal in a packed centre court at Wimbledon 2019, it was always going to be a tempestuous affair. The fiery Australian went […]
How TradeLens is breaking down barriers while crossing oceans
Author: Mike Jones, Senior Partner, Public Sector Leader, IBM Services, Australia & New Zealand Supply chains are at the very core of global trade and enterprise. They’re a pivotal process that provide goods to the entire world. But, with every nation on earth dependant on them, they’re now more complicated than ever. This is where TradeLens, a […]
New cloud for financial services model can accelerate innovation needed to rebuild from COVID-19
The promise of Open Banking is closer to being realised with the availability of IBM Cloud for Financial Services.
A quantum computing tipping point
Author: Anna Phan, Research Scientist, IBM Quantum, IBM Research Australia Quantum computing has the potential to reinvent the worlds of business, science, education and government in fundamentally new ways. The technology is maturing every day, and it’s now at an early commercialisation tipping point. Predictions are that specific quantum computing applications – even early ones – […]
POWERful Contextual Bandits are helping us to emerge smarter
For most organisations, making real-time decisions can be challenging, primarily because the required data resides in silos; on-premise systems, public clouds, and private clouds. As a result, when the pandemic hit us, most organisations weren’t prepared to dynamically respond to changes in their customers’ preferences and circumstances. For instance, many grocery stores in Australia and […]
Getting ready for the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020
Author: John Martin, Senior Security Architect, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software, New Zealand Are you ready for the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 to come into effect on 1st December 2020? There’s a lot to consider as the clock ticks down and your organisation’s ability to comply is critical if you want to avoid some […]
Can a bot named Sam help citizen scientists save our seas?
A custom data platform and AI tools help UNEP plumb the depths of global water pollution By Jennifer C. Clemente With his furrowed brow and direct gaze, Sam pauses thoughtfully before answering a seemingly innocent question: “Why do you care about marine litter?” “Good question. I care because the people who created me, the men and […]
Australian tech sector teams up to launch Skill Finder
Author: Katrina Troughton, Managing Director, Australia/New Zealand IBM Global Markets I’m thrilled to join with other leading Australian technology companies to launch Skill Finder – a new free micro-skills marketplace available to all Australians to help them upskill and reskill to bridge the digital and cyber skills gap. IBM is deeply committed to helping develop New […]
Designing Intelligent Workflows inside IBM Garage
Author: Kim Bartkowski, Design Principal, iX, Global Business Services, IBM A/NZ In my last post, I introduced a new blueprint framework our teams in the IBM Garage are using to create Cognitive Enterprises using AI. In this article, I will be talking about a new design practice and complimentary artefact to a Cognitive Enterprise Blueprint […]
Aussie teams make the finals of Call for Code 2020
Author: Rahul Soans, Developer Marketing Manager, IBM Australia When the finalists of the 2020 Call for Code were announced, I was thrilled to see two Aussie teams make the cut. A journey that kicked-off in February is now reaching its zenith. IBM’s tech for good initiative Call for Code (in partnership with David Clarke Cause […]
COVID-19 forces banks into digital rethink
The coronavirus is accelerating the trend to digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence in financial services, further adding to the urgency created by emerging banking products like buy now pay later providers (BNPL) and neobanks looking to eat into the market share of major banks. However experts suggest that with their vast stores of […]