Author: Joseph Brookes

New ethics code adds to govt supplier scrutiny

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Federal suppliers vying for $80 billion in annual contracts will need to demonstrably manage conflicts of interest, protect workers and the environment, and pay tax under a new ethics...

The year ahead: Innovation reform agenda heats up

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2024 is shaping up as a big year for technology and innovation reform, with recommendations already piling up on ministers’ desks, consultations closing and pressure mounting from foreign governments....

Spooks hunt tech leaders for innovation and data push

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Australia’s lead national intelligence agency is searching for senior tech executives to build out its joint capabilities with researchers and other intelligence agencies, as it presses ahead with an...

Defence data disarray: Review skewers KPMG project

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Defence’s $515 million data project was poorly justified and went off track almost immediately, according to external reviews of the project that have uncovered poor governance, conflicts of interest...

NSW resetting AI ethics guide for national bar

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The New South Wales government has bolstered its artificial intelligence guardrails, adding new guidance for public servants using the generative tools like ChatGPT while redrafting its nation leading framework...

Businesses face fines for not reporting ransomware details

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The government would fine businesses that fail to report ransomware attacks, including sensitive information about their systems, to cyber agencies under the initial proposal for its upcoming notification scheme....

Universities Australia names new leader

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Universities Australia has poached fellow lobby group ATN Universities’ leader Luke Sheehy to be its new chief executive from next year, as the sector braces for major changes and...