Author: Joseph Brookes

Vic health startups accelerated as state sector grows

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Artificial intelligence and virtual reality startups are among the new cohort of a Victorian government-backed digital health accelerator, as the sector becomes a bigger part of the state’s innovation...

Sydney Uni to tackle quantum errors with $10m US grant

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University of Sydney quantum physicists will work with IBM to suppress errors in qubits in a new four-year research project backed with a $10 million grant from the US...

Quantum lobbyists go to work for PwC

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PwC has engaged the lobbying firm that helped an American quantum computing company secure a near $1 billion government investment this week, as a path back to government work...

Lessons from a Canberra tech project that worked

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The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is developing a new internal strategy that will see it focus on becoming a smarter buyer of tech services, after conceding too...

Energy innovation grants to test flexible demand

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Projects that help identify and mange energy load flexibility – a key factor in Australia’s transforming energy grid and power prices – have received around $4.5 million in the...

AI tsar, taxes needed to capture tech’s public good

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Policy experts are calling for a new Artificial Intelligence Commissioner to combat Australia’s “over reliance” on foreign tech firms responsible for almost all the innovation and production behind tools...

Govt rejects call for independent procurement authority

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An independent review of Commonwealth procurement calling for “profound” changes has received a tepid response from the Albanese government, which knocked back the key recommendations to make its Future...