Author: James Riley

Malcolm Turnbull and the innovation agenda

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For a signature policy that is clearly a source of great pride for former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the landmark National Innovation and Science Agenda is given surprisingly short...

Contact tracing privacy report due this week

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A privacy report on the government’s controversial contact tracing app will be released this week, with the app’s source code also to be made public and scrutinised as the...

Uphill battle to force big tech to pay for news

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has admitted it is facing an uphill battle to go where other countries have failed, and to legally force Google and Facebook to share ad revenue...

Has SA given up on manufacturing?

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
When I grew up in Adelaide there was a feeling that South Australia was the centre of manufacturing. The home of Holden and Chrysler, of the Hills Hoist and...

First local tracing prototype app launched

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Not enough people will download the government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app unless it adopts a “total privacy” model, the developer of a local version of the technology has warned....

Entrepreneurs Programme: Familiar faces return

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Of the seven delivery provider contracts worth $140 million awarded by the Department of Industry for its Entrepreneurs Programme, five contracts – worth about $109 million – were with...

Will Hodgman to lead Business Growth Fund

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Former Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman has been appointed to lead the federal government’s Business Growth Fund, despite legislation paving the way for the initiative not having yet passed through...

Trust is key for contact tracing: Vic Privacy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
To have any chance of getting millions of Australians to use its COVID-19 contact tracing app the federal government will have to earn the trust of the public and...

Q-CTRL gets intelligence boost via In-Q-Tel

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The strategic investment by US intelligence-linked venture capital firm In-Q-Tel in the Sydney headquartered quantum startup Q-CTRL brings with it a lot more clout than money. Ironically the participation...