April 8, 2021
Award Winner. ISW won the 2020 TasICT Excellence Award for IT Exporter of the Year, sponsored by the Tasmanian Government's Department of State Growth - Trade & International Relations. Managing Director of ISW Ian Warner explains the recent export success has been a long time in the making. He explains that any business that is looking to follow suite and trade internationally, needs to develop partnerships and relationships with overseas technology companies. In his discussion with TasICT CEO Steve Adermann, Ian talks about exporting software, coping with the language barrier, target markets, UTAS graduates and intellectual property.
April 2, 2021
Award Winner. Forest Management Services Manager from Sustainable Timber Tasmania Dean Williams explains the the 'Eagle Eye' project to TasICT Chief Executive Officer Steve Adermann. The innovation earned the 2020 TasICT Excellence Award for Best Contribution to Sustainability or Protection of the Environment sponsored by AQ Advisory. In addition to providing a non-disruptive means of monitoring the endangered Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle, the 'Eagle Eye' project provides advantages for other forest management practices in remote wilderness.
March 15, 2021
Award Winner. Lisa Clapham won the 2020 TasICT Excellence Award for 'Outstanding Contribution by a Tasmanian Woman in Technology'. From her humble beginnings as a clerk in a UK bank to her current position as Manager Data Quality & Systems Configuration with MyState, Lisa talks about her time with NYNEX, IBM and her role as a mentor for young women through the TasTAFE/ACS mentorship programme.
March 11, 2021
Award Winner. Chief Executive Officer of Bitwise Agronomy Fiona Turner discusses Greenview, the project which won the 2020 TasICT Excellence Award for 'Best Innovation from Regional Tasmania'. The product combines computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify, count and measure parameters in horticultural crops. Efficiencies and reduction of costs are achieved by producers because Greenview is able to return accurate yield estimates.
December 26, 2020
The honours were shared in the TasICT Excellence Award for 'Best Project or Project Management' sponsored by ISW, and a joint winner was the MyState Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Project. MyState Systems Technical Manager Sudhir Iyer talks to TasICT CEO Steve Adermann about the Award nomination and the impact of the RPA project.
December 21, 2020
The H2GO Application was a joint winner of the TasICT Excellence Award for Best Project or Project Management category sponsored by ISW. TasWater Department Manager Business Systems Jon Ettershank details the project and the efficiencies gained by the implementation of H2GO.
December 20, 2020
This episode is the first in a series focusing on the winners from the TasICT Excellence Awards. Blueline Laundry won the Award for the 'Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative' sponsored by atWork Australia with the nomination titled 'Tasmania's Most Talented Laundry'. Blueline Laundry CEO Michael Sylvester explains how he unearthed the amazing amount of experience and qualifications that existed in his workforce, and how those talents are now being used in the business.
October 15, 2020
Intellectual Property can be a valuable asset, and in this episode TasICT CEO Steve Adermann talks to Patent and Trademark attorney Michael Cooper, Director of Cooper IP. The conversation covers patents, design registrations, copyright, trade secrets and trademarks. Many businesses are looking further afield for growth, but what challenges lie ahead as they protect their Intellectual Property in Australia and overseas?
September 21, 2020
A preview of INTERFACE, the podcast from TasICT - The Peak Industry Body for Information, Communication and Technology Sector.
September 18, 2020
Chief Executive Officer of the Marinus Link Project discusses the major development which will see a second interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria. TasICT CEO Steve Adermann asks about the benefits of the project, additional optic fibre cables across Bass Strait, The Federal Government's prioritisation, employment generation, workforce development aprovals process and benefits for businesses and consumers.
