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TIO seeks complaint role in Big Tech

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has called on government to expand its remit to include complaints about Facebook and Google so it can provide “access to justice” for Australian users....

Data61 and the new CSIRO role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s home-grown technology sector is half the size of our global peers as a percentage of gross domestic product, four times smaller than the US (as a percentage of...

ServicesAus defends outsourcing cost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Outsourcing public sector work and calling in the contractors is often a “timely, cost-effective” option made necessary by the staffing cap and a lack of internal tech expertise, according...

Staff cap restricts CSIRO innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s arbitrary cap on public sector employee numbers is “severely undermining” its science and innovation efforts, according to the CSIRO staff association. In a submission to a...

Entrepreneur plan gets a facelift

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is preparing to hand out $182 million to potential partners to help deliver and promote its Entrepreneurs’ Programme after a significant refocusing of the flagship scheme....

Tech precinct plan heads to Cabinet

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is more than a year since Premier Gladys Berejiklian stood with Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar in Sydney to unveil the city’s ambition to build an innovation and technology...

Vic hospitals hit by cyber incident

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A number of Victorian hospitals have been hit by a “serious cyber incident”, with patient records and information still inaccessible and entire systems left offline. The Victorian government confirmed...

Court ruling adds to IP uncertainty

Posted on   |  by Andrew Colley
Tech innovators will continue to face legal uncertainty when claiming intellectual property rights over their endeavors after the Federal Court handed down a long-awaited ruling concerning the patentability computer-implemented...

Encryption inquiry deadline extended

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s independent security monitor has extended its inquiry into the highly controversial encryption laws after receiving just 15 submissions from the public. Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Dr...

AIIA appoints new policy chief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech sector needs a more effective and influential voice in Canberra to avoid further “unintended consequences” in government legislation, according to the AIIA’s new policy advisor. Simon Bush,...