Author: Joseph Brookes

David Thodey on Australia’s innovation urgency and ambition

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A better articulated industry policy, more cooperation between states and the Commonwealth, and a “national ambition” are urgently needed, according to David Thodey, who wants the Prime Minister to...

Govt sticks with micro-credentials pilot for areas of need

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The federal government has opened its micro-credentials pilot for higher education so thousands of university students can undertake short courses in national priority areas like engineering, health, and technology....

UK in-house consultancy offers APS a path

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A proposed in-house consulting service for the Australian Public Service looks likely to be modelled on similar hubs introduced overseas that have produced encouraging early results. Finance minister Katy...

AI upgrade for CSIRO’s computing cluster

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The national science agency will upgrade from its current GPU cluster next year to a new high-performance accelerator computing system more capable of machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads...

Quantum software alliance forms to keep Australia ahead

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More than 100 quantum software experts from universities, the CSIRO and startups have formed an alliance to keep Australia at the forefront of the emerging industry, as Industry and...

Chief Scientist plan for free research access for all

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The nation’s chief scientist will this year recommend to government a radical departure from the way research is distributed in Australia, proposing a world-first model that shakes up the...

Renter data, IDs exposed in Harcourts breach

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Real estate firm Harcourts has apologised and launched an external investigation after exposing customers information in a data breach. The company on Thursday issued a public statement confirming last...