Author: James Riley

Govt outsources R&D tax scheme compliance

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Canberra-based accounting firm is now assessing some claims under the research and development tax incentive after the federal government went ahead with its plan to outsource elements of...

On poaching HK tech talent and companies

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia will introduce a range of incentives in an effort to attract high-growth export companies from Hong Kong and will fast-track special talent tech visas from the country. Following...

Towards a blended education system in Australia

Posted on   |  by James Curran
As nearly a million Australians deal with job losses, and unemployment creeps up to 7.1 per cent, it is hard to find the positives of COVID-19. Yet over the...

Digital trust and sovereign cyber capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For a government that has turned its attention to sovereign capability and supply chain issues in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, industry growth centre AustCyber has come up...

Mixed finding on COVIDSafe privacy: Research

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The researchers behind a new report used by the federal government to tout COVIDSafe as “the most secure” contact tracing app in the world say that a decentralised model...

Encryption laws need judicial oversight: INSLM

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The power to issue and authorise encryption-busting notices needs to be taken away from agency heads and the government and vested in a new judicial oversight body, the government’s...

New OAIC investigation into Clearview AI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has officially launched an investigation into controversial facial recognition tool Clearview AI. Clearview AI, based in the US and founded by an Australian, offers a...

Five years of innovation policy reporting

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When InnovationAus started publishing a weekly newsletter five years ago this week, Tony Abbott was the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull was the Communications Minister and Scott Morrison was the...

Oovvuu’s hits WordPress for global reach

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Australian startup Oovvuu, which uses AI to deliver context appropriate video content to accompany news stories, has been made a global technology partner by WordPress VIP, a move that...