Author: James Riley

Karen Andrews on tech supply chains

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Industry Minister Karen Andrews says the lessons of the initial COVID-19 response would significantly change industry development policy in Australia, and in particular the way government looked at supply...

No contacts through COVIDSafe app yet

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
No useful information has been provided by COVIDSafe since it was launched more than six weeks ago, with health departments around the country having “limited opportunity” to utilise the...

Govt silent on cyber despite COVID risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has accused government of neglecting cybersecurity despite the heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of high-profile hacks of large Australian companies, as the industry...

Gilmour inks new rocket research deal

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The company leading Australia’s drive toward a sovereign launch capability, Gilmour Space, has signed the first of a series of research partnerships with the University of Queensland to drive...

Face recognition, function creep and democracy

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
IBM recently announced that it would no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology. This is big news and I believe a good decision and here’s why. According...

Private capital wants a ‘visionary plan’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia needs a “visionary plan” to double the size and output of the local tech sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Investment Council says The...

COVIDSafe ‘extremely limited’: New research

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The effectiveness of COVIDSafe is “extremely limited” and the contact tracing app is unlikely to help prevent the spread of the virus, according to a new policy paper. The...

Tech can be the job creation engine: Le Busque

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The technology sector can become an engine room for job creation as the economy emerges from the lockdown period of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

FIRB rules tighten for telcos and tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will have the power to impose conditions or completely block foreign investment in local companies as part of the most significant changes to Australia’s critical infrastructure laws...