Digital Economy stories

UK founders warn unclear AI rules and weak digital trust threaten competitiveness, as many eye EU markets despite backing Britain to start up.

APAC firms are shifting from AI pilots to real-time, scaled deployments in 2026 as data, ROI demands and regulation rapidly converge.

Open Banking goes live in New Zealand, promising faster, safer payments and real-time cashflow visibility for Kiwi small businesses.

A vast Coupang data breach and mass camera hacks in South Korea expose Asia’s widening cyber security gaps and weak identity defences.

Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann has been elected ACS Queensland chair for 2026/2027, the branch’s first woman leader in 15 years.

Cloudflare warns 2025 brings surging AI traffic, record DDoS attacks and escalating Internet ‘bot wars’ as civil groups face rising threats.

AI is speeding up coding for Singapore’s software teams, but fragmented tools and poor workflows are costing them a day each week.

CFOs seize direct control of cloud and AI bills as start-ups see infrastructure swallow up to 40% of revenue and squeeze margins.

Festive-season cyber fraud is surging across India, with Karnataka alone reporting losses above INR ₹2,000 crores, experts warn.

HCLTech unites tech giants in Sydney to plot outcome-driven digital strategies and tighter ecosystem alignment across Australia and New Zealand.

ChatGPT has swept Apple’s 2025 app charts in Australia, topping both free iPhone and iPad download lists as AI tools surge in popularity.

NZTech has rebranded as Tech New Zealand, uniting 16 tech Communities and the wider Tech Alliance under one national ecosystem voice.

Canada and the UK have struck a new digital pact to deepen cooperation on AI safety, quantum communications and public-sector tech.

Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.

Tech giants and data centre groups form a national coalition to steer Canada’s digital infrastructure, AI growth and investment strategy.

Canada and Germany launch a Digital Alliance to deepen ties on AI, quantum tech and digital infrastructure, targeting higher productivity.

A-FLOW has launched its ML1 data centre in Laguna, the first phase of a planned 36MW campus to support the Philippines’ digital surge.

New Zealand’s AI productivity promise will falter unless firms simplify systems, curb shadow AI and strengthen cybersecurity foundations.

GovHack’s 2025 Red Carpet Awards in Sydney spotlighted innovative open data projects driving public benefit across Australia and New Zealand.

China's vast data economy faces hurdles from poor data quality, prompting a push to build a clean, reliable foundation crucial for AI leadership.