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AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Australian small firms are reporting higher revenue and hiring from AI, with regular use almost doubling in 18 months to 69%.
Smaller firms could gain a route into AI as the free course tackles training gaps, with 73% saying they lack the tools to adopt it.
The gap risks leaving UK and Irish businesses unable to turn AI spending into returns, as only 48% give staff time to experiment.
Pressure is mounting on firms to show returns, as 78% of organisations say AI projects have failed or stalled at pilot stage.
Governments are weighing agentic AI to ease staffing pressure, but most leaders want stronger security and sovereignty safeguards before scaling up.
Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.
Skills shortages and uneven adoption could slow UK and Ireland IT providers as AI services become the main growth bet over two years.
EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.
The London training group will use fresh capital to widen its European push as firms race to turn AI spending into productivity gains.
Privacy worries and mistrust are slowing AI uptake among Kiwi small firms, despite 61% already using the technology, Xero says.
The three-day event is set to draw regional tech, creative and education figures as Bath seeks a bigger role in the South West digital economy.
Employers are increasingly paying premiums and boosting careers for staff who can use AI safely, according to a survey of UK leaders.
Skills shortages and fragmented rollouts are leaving telecom operators unable to scale AI, with most executives warning of higher costs and margin pressure.
Automation is changing Singapore's tech jobs market, but salaries remain elevated as firms seek scarce AI, data and cyber skills.
NHS technology teams are facing mounting pressure as leaders warn that patchy standards and duplication are slowing better patient care.
The plan aims to keep more low-income families online, while also pushing Virgin Media O2 towards net zero and greater device reuse by 2030.
A narrow window for investment, jobs and skills could decide whether Malaysia becomes a Southeast Asian AI hub by 2027.
Canadian workers worry AI is squeezing pay and prospects, with university graduates and younger staff feeling the pressure most, Borderless AI says.