Author: James Riley

Victoria to launch $25m venture growth fund

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government will launch a $25 million venture growth fund in an effort to keep startups in the state, a significant policy shift on tech for the state...

Algorithmic bias needs ‘urgent’ attention: AHRC

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Businesses and governments need to urgently address bias in their artificial intelligence systems and put in place mitigation strategies or stop using the technology entirely, according to Australian Human...

Victoria seeks private provider for vaccine platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victoria has become the first state in Australia to go to the private market for a COVID-19 vaccination management system as part of a whirlwind four-day tender process, with...

The cyber wake-up call Australians must heed

Posted on   |  by Liam Tung
Australian executives don’t understand the risks they’re facing, and they currently under estimate that their companies could be taken out by cyber-attackers, says the director, cyber security of the...

DTA seeks new ideas on transformation refresh

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has launched a new consultation process for its Digital Transformation Strategy refresh, which aims to embrace the accelerated change of the COVID-19 pandemic response to continue and...

Emma Lo Russo on Australia’s Tech Future

Posted on   |  by Emma Lo Russo
Last week, StartupAus held an online debate to discuss Australia’s technology future. The background and context were centered firmly on the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory...

Bragg to regulators: Stay in your lane

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s regulators need to stay in their lane and encourage competition to avoid innovative tech companies being “hacked to death by regulations”, according to Liberal senator and FinTech committee...

Advanced Fibre Cluster taps AI for materials tests

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong has been awarded a Defence Science Institute (DSI) Smart Ideas Grant to help develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for composite materials integrity testing. The...

Have your say: Selling tech to government

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Governments are by far the largest buyers of information and communications technology in Australia. The federal government alone spends about $8 billion to $9 billion on ICT products and...