Author: James Riley

Digital: How 5G will boost Big Industry

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The acceleration of digital transformation across industries because of the COVID pandemic and the rapid build-out and adoption of 5G is having a huge impact on the way that...

Telstra rolls out anti-phishing pilot for feds

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Telstra will roll out a program to block malicious text messages pretending to be from Services Australia agencies by the end of the year, with the federal government looking...

Another $2m spent on COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The amount of government money provided to outside companies for development and maintenance work on the COVIDSafe contact tracing app has nearly doubled to $5 million, with new contracts...

Trust in govt surges through pandemic: Study

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a pretty safe bet, anecdotally at least, to say that trust in government has increased since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at Curtain University...

Clinical trials at risk due to RDTI cuts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia risks losing its competitive advantage in clinical trials and seeing companies move operations elsewhere if government goes ahead with its planned changes to the research and development tax...

More DTA contracts for BCG and KPMG

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Digital Transformation Agency has doubled the value of a contract with the Boston Consulting Group for “funding options analysis”, although the six-month duration of the contract period remains...

The case for stump-jump policy: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Clare O’Neil
Australians are dynamic. But the dynamism of our people is not reflected in our economy. We rely too much on what we dig out of the ground and grow....

Australia’s cyber bark is worse than its bite

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government’s cybersecurity bark is worse than its bite, with a new report finding its intentions in cyber is not yet being matched by actual capability. The National...

Time for a COVIDSafe review: Edward Santow

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It is time for a “rigorous and independent” analysis of the effectiveness of the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app to ensure it is working and worth the seven...