Author: James Riley

Procurement power and cybersecurity capability

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government should use its significant procurement powers to improve cybersecurity across the economy and stimulate innovation, according to a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute....

Frederic Kerrest on the upside of a downturn

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When identity cloud provider Okta was founded in San Francisco in 2009, the United States was still struggling its way out of recession after the global financial crisis and...

Strange times at ANU and a COVIDSafe gag

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian National University has admitted the academic freedom of one of its staff may have been jeopardised after she was removed from a panel discussion on COVIDSafe which...

The nation needs a cyber minister: Turnbull

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The lack of a specific minister responsible for cybersecurity is a key weakness in the federal government’s new strategy and overarching cyber policies, according to former Prime Minister Malcolm...

Can govt be the leader in digital empathy?

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The massive surge in demand for government services due to the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for government to adopt some private sector techniques to improve citizens’ online experience....

RDTI inquiry delayed again, again, again

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It’s Groundhog Day again in Canberra, with the Senate inquiry into the government’s controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive delayed for a third time and now...

Future jobs: Made by kids, gamers and old people

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
In 2007, Byron Reeves, Professor of Communications at Stanford University stated: “If you want to see what business leadership may look like in three to five years, look at...

Locals ‘shafted’ by CRC cuts and restrictions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government decision to limit the latest grants round for research collaboration to only one sector has “shafted” hundreds of companies that have been preparing applications for months, with...

An open letter to the PM from Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A group of Australia’s most successful homegrown technology companies have written an open letter to the Prime Minister demanding a greater level of engagement with government on the policy...