Author: Justin Hendry

eSafety proposal faces pushback over encryption risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech giants and privacy groups have rallied against a proposal to force companies to scan cloud and messaging services for illegal and harmful content in Australia, arguing for changes...

Warning space treaty cedes Australian sovereignty

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space treaty with the United States will prevent the federal government from using revenue collected from US launches to fund the development of local rocket technology, leading to...

Bridging the physical and virtual worlds with digital twins

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
Mastering digital twin innovation requires embracing failure, a lesson that industry and government are learning from the defence sector.  The insights from an InnovationAus.com roundtable and whitepaper sponsored by...

‘Diluted’ APS tech policy is helping multinationals to dig in

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government policies that have become “diluted” through competing agency priorities have further entrenched the position of multinational tech companies in Canberra, making it harder for local companies to...

NSW seeks input on ‘less transactional’ innovation policy

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The New South Wales government has opened a month-long public consultation on its new Innovation Blueprint, which will look to cultivate a more collaborative, less transactional relationship with innovators...

NSW pumps $275m into clean energy manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will make $275 million in clean energy manufacturing grants available to local businesses in a bid to grow the state’s renewable energy supply chain....

Ministers agree to national AI framework for government

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Australia’s digital and data ministers have agreed to a national assurance framework for artificial intelligence that promises a consistent approach to the use of the technology across federal, state...