Employment News South Australia

Salesforce and SA Gov to create 100 local tech jobs

Eliza Sayon Feb 14, 2022

2 min read

South Australians will soon be able to find secure technology-focused jobs thanks to Salesforce and the South Australian Government adding over 100 jobs in the region for the next five years.

The South Australian Government and Salesforce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will help the Government and businesses in South Australia reach their goal of net-zero emissions.

“We are proud to put technology in the hands of our customers so they can make meaningful decisions about climate action,” Salesforce Head of Global Distribution Net Zero Cloud Tyler Harnish said.

” We’re excited to partner with the Government of South Australia to help them reach their climate goals.”

The Memorandum of Understanding is the first collaboration of its kind globally for Salesforce Net Zero Cloud.

Under the collaboration, Salesforce Net Zero Cloud will be combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities from the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) and Green Industries SA (GISA).

It will be piloted to deliver the sophisticated tools and data sources required by companies to reduce their carbon emissions and take climate action.

South Australia’s green economy can help create thousands of jobs that will aid companies and communities all around the globe transition to a net-zero carbon future.

Having just committed to net 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and net-zero by 2050 as part of the South Australian Government’s Climate Change Action Plan 2021-25, Salesforce’s commitment to Adelaide demonstrates their willingness to help create hi-tech sustainability jobs for the future.

The South Government is looking to capitalise on South Australia’s sustainability success by investing in and supporting South Australia’s green economy – with an ambition to make South Australia an Asia-Pacific hub for net-zero carbon services.

Salesforce is supporting South Australia’s path to net-zero emissions and its growing green economy. The transition to net-zero is going to require innovation, a better understanding of logistics chains using data, technology adoption and upskilling of companies in AI, data management, analysis and reporting.

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, created Net Zero Cloud to help organisations easily track, analyse, and report reliable environmental data, and get actionable insights to take meaningful climate action.

Net Zero Cloud transforms a complex process of carbon accounting that could take months into one that takes just weeks.

Salesforce’s collaboration with AIML and GISA, will support the South Australian Government’s transparency and accounting towards decarbonisation across the sector, along with establishing a framework to support private sector utilisation across the state.

“South Australia has a great sustainability track record, and we look forward to working with the South Australian Government to set a new benchmark in public accountability reporting for carbon emissions,” Salesforce SVP and GM, Public Sector, Barry Dietrich said.

Source: Department for Trade and Investment Media Release

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