Author: James Riley

New alliance to bolster tech sector diversity challenges

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
There is finally a growing recognition across the tech sector that workforce diversity is crucial, both as social good and an economic imperative. Individual companies and the industry in...

Husic convenes five industry roundtables on skills challenges

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Industry minister Ed Husic will this week host five invitation-only industry roundtables to discuss challenges posed by skilled labour shortages ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Jobs and...

Ministers must continue to meet on data and digital

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association has called on the Albanese Government to prioritise inter-government between data and digital ministers in whatever formal structure replaces the Morrison era National Cabinet....

Turning to science to build new commercial enterprises

Posted on   |  by Larry Marshall
It’s an uncomfortable truth in Australia that it took a pandemic for us to turn to science for solutions, after decades of comfortable economic growth on the back of...

Q-CTRL opens new front with quantum sensing division

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Sydney-based quantum startup Q-CTRL has officially launched its new quantum sensing division, which it says has already grown to become one of the largest in the world. Showcasing its...

Disinformation and misinformation, what’s in a name?

Posted on   |  by Jason Shepherd
As has been written in these pages recently, disinformation is a global problem and one which is becoming ever more pressing. The impact on public discourse has affected the...