Author: James Riley

Data and Digital Council progress on identity

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State and federal ministers charged with digital transformation efforts have agreed to the need for legislation to enshrine privacy and consumer protections, and governance and oversights into law to...

Interview: Christian Porter on the industry portfolio

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Industry, Science and Technology minister Christian Porter has mapped a layered set of priorities for Australia’s manufacturing-led recovery that preserves existing jobs, plugs supply-chain and capability gaps, and keeps...

Nation-building moonshots and why they matter

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It is 52 years since the first person walked on the moon. The day that Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins landed on the moon was one of...

Defence supply chains put under a spotlight

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The federal government has ordered an urgent review of the effectiveness of long standing Defence program designed to identify opportunities for Australian companies to plug into the global industry...

Dominello on the reallocation of digital resources

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The extended coronavirus pandemic had forced “a massive reallocation of resources” and a rethinking of priorities in the NSW government’s digital service delivery program, with a number of planned...

CRC program stands alone in federal industry support

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The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program has assumed even greater importance to the future of manufacturing with the likely demise of the growth centres initiative, though the CRCs too...

What the DiDi saga means for MNCs in China

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Not every foreign business in China need fear the cold winds of data regulation, but multinationals that capitalise on the PRC’s vast market and R&D capacity can expect to...

Oracle’s public sector SaaS, secure and sovereign

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A confluence of forces impacting the Australian government has created a rare opportunity for agencies to rethink their approach to delivering IT services, according to Oracle’s Canberra-based Applications Leader...