Spotlight on Industrial Spotlight on Industrial

At a time when advances in computing and technology are reshaping both the society and the global economy we live in, it’s never been more important to keep track of the developments and trends that influence the future.

And while phenomena like the fourth industrial revolution, the rise of artificial intelligence and mass automation are all upon us, innovation is still really down to the people that strive for improvements in what they do – irrespective of the difficulty of the challenge.

Each year, the iTnews Benchmark Awards celebrate and showcase excellence in technology leadership across Australian business and government, and nowhere are advances more dynamic than in the industrial sector.

As a comparatively small nation now in the throes of transformations across manufacturing, energy, transport and agribusiness, those who propel progress in the industrial sector through technology will carry the nation’s prosperity on their wave. This year saw the calibre of nominations in the iTnews Benchmark Awards raise the bar to a new high, with a particularly strong showing from smaller and mid-sized enterprise.

The winners will be revealed at the Benchmark Awards ceremony in KPMG’s new Sydney office in on March 7th. Who will the finalists be?

Kmart Group to expand RFID tagging to more products and to Target

Kmart Group to expand RFID tagging to more products and to Target

Runs its first ever tag-enabled stocktake of apparel.
Ry Crozier Jun 11 2026 6:37AM Hardware
Aurora Energy to modernise its ERP system

Aurora Energy to modernise its ERP system

Lays out target endstate.
Ry Crozier Jun 10 2026 1:50PM Cloud
Perth Airport to deploy 70 IT, OT systems for new terminal

Perth Airport to deploy 70 IT, OT systems for new terminal

Appoints overseer for technology design and commissioning.
Ry Crozier Jun 9 2026 5:34PM Cloud
Team Global Express has the logistics for AI use in place

Team Global Express has the logistics for AI use in place

Brings first 12 "AI agents" into production.
Ry Crozier Jun 1 2026 6:41AM Cloud
Rio Tinto brings automation, Copilot to its finance function

Rio Tinto brings automation, Copilot to its finance function

Delivers month-end process modernisation and more.
Ry Crozier May 19 2026 6:45AM Finance
Melbourne Airport calls in AI agents for incident response

Melbourne Airport calls in AI agents for incident response

Aids in checking SOPs and writing reports.
Andrew Colley May 4 2026 6:42AM Software
Lion to embed AI across its operations

Lion to embed AI across its operations

Beverage maker partners with OpenAI.
Ry Crozier Apr 28 2026 11:46AM Emerging Tech
Essential Energy turns to AI for safety inspections

Essential Energy turns to AI for safety inspections

The "juicy" data is in the comments.
Andrew Colley Apr 16 2026 1:18PM Emerging Tech
South32 sues Siemens over alleged software flaw

South32 sues Siemens over alleged software flaw

Claims it led to destruction of a steam turbine generator.
Ry Crozier Apr 16 2026 6:50AM Software
WaterNSW to move on generative AI

WaterNSW to move on generative AI

Two business areas targeted.
Andrew Colley Apr 2 2026 6:39AM Emerging Tech
Orica sets up AI governance to scale

Orica sets up AI governance to scale

With a ServiceNow-powered ‘control tower’.
Ry Crozier Mar 31 2026 6:32AM Governance
Yarra Valley Water betting on AI to predict asset failures

Yarra Valley Water betting on AI to predict asset failures

But faces tough LLM hosting dilemma.
Andrew Colley Mar 23 2026 6:43AM Cloud
EnergyAustralia's CIO of almost seven years to leave

EnergyAustralia's CIO of almost seven years to leave

Replacement named.
Ry Crozier Mar 12 2026 9:24AM Training & Development
Asahi Beverages targeting real-time sales insight

Asahi Beverages targeting real-time sales insight

As it prepares for AI.
Andrew Colley Mar 4 2026 6:50AM Emerging Tech
Qantas changes its tech leadership

Qantas changes its tech leadership

As Group CIO exits.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2026 2:51AM Training & Development
Sydney Metro West to use private 5G network

Sydney Metro West to use private 5G network

For radio systems, train communications and signalling.
Ry Crozier Feb 5 2026 6:17AM Networking
VicWater backs more gov data-sharing to boost AI

VicWater backs more gov data-sharing to boost AI

Intelligent Water Networks program already testing AI extensively.
Andrew Colley Feb 2 2026 6:40AM Software
Rio Tinto plugs AWS into innovative copper process

Rio Tinto plugs AWS into innovative copper process

Hyperscaler also signs up to buy copper being produced.
Ry Crozier Jan 16 2026 1:34AM Cloud
Murray Irrigation landholder data accidentally leaked

Murray Irrigation landholder data accidentally leaked

Promises "a full external investigation".
Ry Crozier Dec 30 2025 1:19PM Security

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