Author: James Riley

Gig Guide: McGowan’s new innovation chief

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The newly re-elected Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan has appointed the member for Bunbury Don Punch as the state’s new Minister for Innovation and ICT. Mr Punch, the...

NSW net zero plan can be a ‘nation building’ win

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government’s latest tilt at reducing the state’s emissions to net zero has the potential to become a grand scale nation building program. But without appropriate oversight, hundreds...

Ian Oppermann on govt AI assurance frameworks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence experts will advise the NSW government on how the technology should be used by the state through an AI advisory committee revealed Wednesday. Initially the group will...

Wearables maker gets a Qld govt boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Brisbane-based MedTech manufacturer WearOptimo, which is backed by the Australian National University (ANU), will produce devices in Australia after getting support from the Queensland government. The company makes small...

Govt won’t reveal other myGov panel contractors

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has declined to name the companies that were selected for a panel last year to work on the myGov redevelopment project, while responsibility for contracting for the...

ServicesAus’ tech delivery ‘run down’ by outsourcing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Services Australia has been “run down” by a reliance on outsourcing and private contractors which has led to substandard ICT delivery programs, the public sector union says. In a...

Plans to restrict foreign research teams ‘dangerous’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government plan to crackdown on foreign research collaboration on emerging technologies is a “dangerous development” that risks holding back burgeoning sectors such as artificial intelligence, UNSW Professor...

Tech skills: What’s hot and where to find them

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
It is estimated that Australia will need an additional 6.5 million newly-skilled and reskilled digital workers by 2025 to meet future demand for technology skills, a 79 per cent...