Author: James Riley

Labor backs an extended run for Industry Growth Centres

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is a signature industry policy of the Coalition, but the Industry Growth Centre program looks like having a more certain future if Labor forms government after the Saturday...

Tough times: Australian telcos about to hit the wall

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Australian telecommunications companies are underperforming and if they thought that life couldn’t get any worse, then they are in for a short sharp shock. It does not matter who...

Innovation election is like the dog that didn’t bark

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
When it comes to research and innovation, the current election campaign recalls the Sherlock Holmes story featuring the dog that didn’t bark. Here’s how it went: Gregory (Scotland Yard...

Memo to next govt: Technology reform is a core agenda item

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
As the federal election looms, the final bursts of campaign fervor, news coverage and election chatter spreads nationally. For many people, this information is disseminated on online platforms and...

Artificial intelligence: A strategy or a description of government?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
We are now familiar with artificial intelligence as meaning intelligence demonstrated by machines as opposed to that demonstrated by animals, especially humans. The adjective ‘artificial’ however includes ‘fake’ among...

Governance for the National Disability Investment System

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
It should not take Royal Commissions and class actions to remediate the intractable defects that exist within the NDIS, but the community demands justice and safety. So catastrophic is...

Regional telecoms policy has been a failure

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review (2021 RTR) included twelve recommendations that clearly identify the major issues related to the provision of reasonably priced, reliable, resilient telecommunications in regional and...