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Using artificial intelligence in call centres

The impact of Artificial Intelligence in Call Centres

February 23, 2018 Last Updated: January 13, 2021
Justin Tippett

The use of Artificial Intelligence in Call Centres continues to gather pace promising an improved customer experience and lower costs but is it too good to be true?

ATO announces call centre outsourcing contracts worth $285M

September 15, 2017 Last Updated: February 1, 2021
Justin

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has awarded four call centre outsourcing contracts worth over $285M to handle call centre, accounting, payroll and human resources functions over the next four years.

Australian call centres longest wait times

April 16, 2017 Last Updated: December 16, 2023
Justin Tippett

In Channels Nine’s latest bid for a Walkley Award, reporter Nat Wallace’s investigation has revealed Australia’s longest call centre wait times. Its a hard-hitting piece of journalism that leaves no stone unturned in hunting down the worst offenders.

How the Australian Tax Office is using a virtual assistant to improve self-service

December 9, 2016 Last Updated: November 18, 2019
Justin

The ATO has released some data revealing how their use of a virtual assistant to improve self-service has reduced the load on the call centre channel.

Is Telstra killing off more Australian call centre jobs?

October 20, 2016 Last Updated: January 14, 2019
Justin

Updated 17:25, 20 October 2016 With a number of Outsourcers already heavily impacted by Telstra over the past few years (some terminally) there is news today that Telstra has recently cancelled its contract with Outsourcer Serco effective from 2017 to

Australian Bank introduces Voice Biometrics and gains huge efficiency

Aussie Bank introduces Voice Biometrics

August 2, 2016 Last Updated: February 14, 2020
Justin

An Australian bank has introduced Voice Biometrics into their contact centre saving over 45 seconds per call and reducing customer frustration.

call centre coaching session ends in a hospital trip

Call centre coaching session puts worker in hospital

April 18, 2016 Last Updated: March 10, 2020
Justin

The ATO has lost a workers compensation case after a call centre coaching session puts worker in hospital but perhaps not all is as it seems?

ATO implements Nuance voice biometrics

January 27, 2016 Last Updated: November 17, 2019
Justin

The ATO implements Nuance voice biometrics becoming the first organisation to implement a multi-channel voice biometrics solution in Australia enabling customers to use voice biometrics across the online suite of products (instead of just over the phone).

Use of voice biometrics in call centres on the rise

Using Voice Biometrics in call centres

January 25, 2016 Last Updated: November 16, 2019
Justin

Voice Biometrics popularity is on the rise delivering an improved customer experience and deliver efficiencies in contact centres. The technology is saving valuable seconds off every call and saving the customer the pain of having to identify themselves on every call. Its truly a win-win!