Author: Mish

Home-grown AI is a key building block for our future

Posted on   |  by Professor Toby Walsh
What were the most important achievements of the Morrison government? I asked Microsoft Bing chat. Alongside managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the AI chatbot nominated AUKUS, the trilateral security pact...

Fostering talent that is hiding in plain sight

Posted on   |  by Alistair Gordon
The Australian Public Service in 2023 is faced with an extraordinary opportunity to reset its contribution to supporting the government of Australia and all Australians.  Four events occurring almost...

Buckle up: The AI genie is out of the bottle

Posted on   |  by Dr Ian Oppermann
We have largely been taken by surprise by the tremendous advances in capability of the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. Across domains from music and art...

APSLabs could be the ultimate GovTech sandbox

Posted on   |  by William Scheer
The Australian government serves every individual and business that interacts with Australian laws and regulations. It is a massive and intricate conglomerate, encompassing diverse organisations with a multitude of...

It’s time to call in the (technology transfer) professionals

Posted on   |  by Natalie Chapman and Warren Bradey
Earlier this year, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic stated that he wants Australia to have a high-performing innovation ecosystem where universities, research institutes, government agencies and big corporations...

We are fumbling Australia’s digital sovereignty

Posted on   |  by David Elliot
Our government isn’t delivering the digital capabilities that Australia needs to meet the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. In August 2023, the ATO’s troubled Modernising Business Registers...

Biomedical research translation: A look at bioconjugation

Posted on   |  by Professor Susie Nilsson
One of the emerging areas in biologics translation over the past decade is in bioconjugation – a chemical technique used to stabily couple two molecules together, one of which...