Technology sector leaders have lambasted the lack of investment in the federal budget, labelling it a missed opportunity to enhance competitiveness and productivity.
One of Australia's largest tech advocacy groups has called for an ‘earn while you learn' incentive for tech education amid a dire shortage of skills in the industry.
Ambitious entrepreneurs and sensible policies could make WA the world's pre-eminent location for data analytics, remote operations and high-tech industries.
WA is estimated to have the country's fastest growing IT workforce over the next five years with annual growth of 3.2 per cent, according to a report commissioned by the Australian Computer Society.
A Deloitte Access Economics study indicates that Western Australia will have the highest growth in information and communications technology workers of any state over the second half of the decade, growing an average of 3.9 per cent per annum to a projected total of 60,605 ICT workers in 2020.
Western Australia’s IT consultants are preparing for a significant jump in salaries and a shortage of IT specialists early next year as the local industry reacts to recent ownership changes and new trends in awarding contracts.
