Author: Justin Hendry

Closing the loop in public sector digital engagement

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
The success of Gabriele Masili’s team in growing a US veteran health portal from 30,000 to 1 million users poses a stark question for public servants: Are we genuinely...

‘Stagnant’ R&D system needs urgent review, roadmap

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is being urged to conduct a wholesale review of the country’s “overly bureaucratised and inefficient” R&D system and create a 10-year roadmap focused on arresting falling...

Services Australia puts Medicare tech upgrade back on track

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Technical staffing constraints that led the latest tranche of the federal government’s Medicare payments system upgrade to report a ‘red’ status all of last year are on track to...

The pathway to innovation needs a rethink

Posted on   |  by Professor Russell Thomson and Professor Beth Webster
It is a well-known fact that productivity growth has slowed in recent decades despite the continual increase in R&D as a share of GDP. Much ink has been spent...

Statutory declarations go digital on myGov

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Commonwealth statutory declarations can now be witnessed on myGov using the federal government’s digital identity system, removing the need for Australians to visit a Justice of the Peace. Finance...

Unlocking AUKUS Pillar II will need more than BAU

Posted on   |  by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey and Tom Barrett
Technology advancement is critical, but it is not the only essential ingredient for the success of AUKUS Pillar II. Without progress on two unheralded ‘functional’ areas – information sharing...

BluGlass raises $4.3m to scale laser diode production

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Semiconductor tech developer BluGlass has raised $4.3 million from institutional and sophisticated investors to scale production, just weeks after making the first sale of its gallium nitride distributed feedback...

Export control reforms threaten our fabless chipmakers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Proposed reforms to defence export controls pose a threat to Australia’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry and could ultimately push fabless chipmakers with local operations to move offshore....