Author: Justin Hendry

Cost of APS-wide Microsoft Copilot trial grows

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A six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot across the federal government has surpassed the $1.2 million it was originally costed at and could grow higher still as more users sign...

Stolen ID register blocks 300k fraud attempts

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A government register introduced following one of Australia’s worst data breaches on record has blocked more than 300,000 fraudulent attempts to use stolen identity credentials legitimately in 18 months....

NSW govt renews SAP deal as negotiations drag on

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The New South Wales government has given itself another 12 months to renegotiate its main sourcing agreement with German software giant SAP, which also remains locked in talks with...

Startup funding rounds hit six-year low

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Australian startup funding deals fell to a six-year low in the first three months of the year, with the drop off in early-stage venture capital more pronounced as investors...

ASIC sets sights on business ‘data spine’

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Australia’s corporate watchdog has shed light on ongoing efforts to investigate a ‘data spine’ of business and company data, one of the core benefits of the registry overhaul scrapped...

Digital licences to arrive in Victoria next month

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More than four million Victorian motorists are just weeks away from getting their hands on a digital driver’s licence, with the long-awaited statewide rollout of the new technology set...

‘A new frontier’: Marles on Defence’s buying philosophy

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Defence minister Richard Marles says the concept of minimum viable capability will play an increasingly important role in bringing cutting-edge technologies and asymmetric advantage to the military. Mr Marles...

Innovation needs government backers like Breakthrough Victoria

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Victoria’s (and Australia’s) future prosperity is dependent on knowledge-intensive companies that collaborate, innovate, and commercialise successful products globally. But to survive and reach commercial success, these companies must be...

Piers Grove: Disrupting waste for a circular economy

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“To say that Australia is behind is an understatement,” says Piers Grove, reflecting on the nation’s inertia regarding the circular economy.  The founder of Boomerang Labs and EnergyLab believes...