Author: James Riley

A reasonable robot in the eyes of the law

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Whether it’s driving a car, making a medical diagnosis by referencing a database of historical cases, finding potential new drugs, or playing chess, artificial intelligence is increasingly performing tasks...

Remembering the ANZACs in a virtual world

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The digitisation of records and archives plays a vital role in our democracy and history. Too often, ‘digital transformation’ is equated to MyGov, apps and the like: our mindset...

Industry welcomes DTA’s central agency move

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s back-to-the-future decision to move the Digital Transformation Agency into the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet is a good outcome for the sector and for progress in...

Bronwyn Weir on building regulation compliance

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
There have been numerous headlines in recent years about poorly constructed residential buildings and the resulting fallout for owners and residents. Among the most notorious were the 2014 fire...

SKA telescope gets $387m shot in the arm

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed a further $387 million to the massive Square Kilometre Array radio telescope in Western Australia’s Murchison region, including $64 million that will...

No ‘fairness’ in the harm caused by algorithms

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Australia is racing into the next decades of the digital era wilfully blind and ill-prepared as to the impact of algorithms on its citizens. I say wilfully blind because...

5G, trusted networks and a future roadmap

Posted on   |  by Derek Fittler
Visionary businesses in Australia are starting to plan for real-time action (and reactions) – from products or service delivery to responding to market disruptions. At Verizon, we are having...

First round Defence capability grants awarded

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Grants totalling $3.6 million have been awarded to 12 SMEs under the first round of the Industry Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement (ICERA) initiative. ICERA was announced last August and...

Boycotting the Industry minister is a terrible idea

Posted on   |  by James Riley
That the tech sector should somehow disengage from industry policy because it is unhappy with Christian Porter’s appointment as the new Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science is a...