Author: Joseph Brookes

Senate to probe tech sector’s ‘sovereign capability’

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Parliament will investigate “sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector” over six months next year after David Pocock had the issue referred to the Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday....

Industry dept re-ups with Macquarie without competition

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The Industry department has inked a new $15 million deal with Macquarie Technology Group to supply its core telecommunications and secure internet gateway systems over the next three years,...

Aussie AI sector faces familiar translation challenges

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Artificial intelligence companies and research are growing rapidly in Australia, putting it among global leaders, according to new research by the national science agency that identifies opportunities to double...

Pressure on DTA, Industry to keep procurement promises

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The Australian National Audit Office will review the procurement reforms put in place at the Digital Transformation Agency, the Industry department and Home Affairs in response to damning audit...

Ex-McKinsey manager named govt’s ‘chief consultant’

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Private sector consultants turned public servants will lead the Albanese government’s new in-house consultancy, which was swamped with almost 1000 applications for less than 20 roles. The top job...

Q-CTRL teams with IBM in time for ‘quantum utility’ era

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Q-CTRL’s software has been integrated into IBM’s quantum computing service, pairing the Australian startup’s technology with some of the world’s best hardware as the “era of quantum utility” approaches....