A number of developer teams are racing to release a COVID-19 contact tracing app in Australia, with the team behind a highly successful NSW government digital project set to...
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Independent skills training provider Data Scouts will offer its ‘Cyber Safety Awareness’ remote working program free of charge to the public for the first time as part of its...
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Huawei Australia will continue to fulfil its sponsor obligations to the Canberra Raiders despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by the suspension of the National Rugby League season due to...
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The decision to delay the landmark Parliamentary inquiry into FinTech and reopen submission to address COVID-19 is “dangerous” and risks taking the momentum out of the government’s response to...
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There has never been a more important time to expedite digital innovation across the economy according to competition tsar chief Rod Sims, who says the ACCC will keep its...
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Australian privacy laws won’t stand in the way of the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response, but regulators will work to ensure all initiatives are proportionate and time-limited, Information Commissioner...
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Nearly one million Australians have downloaded the government’s official coronavirus information app in just 24 hours, with “rapid enhancements” to be rolled out in the coming weeks. The coronavirus...
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Over this past weekend, the federal government unveiled an Australian coronavirus app and a Whatsapp news service designed to provide citizens with up to date, real-time information about the...
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Debate is underway on how to apply key classes of technology worker to essential service definitions in the event that mandatory lock-downs are applied across Australia in order to...
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Three of the nation’s most powerful technology-related associations are in talks on formalising collaborative arrangements that would allow the tech industry and its professionals to present a single voice...
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Yesterday, NBN Co positively announced that it would waive charges for additional data of up to 40 per cent for retail service providers for the next three months and...
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The landmark Parliamentary inquiry into the FinTech sector has again descended into a feud over the controversial practice of screen scraping, much to the chagrin of FinTech Australia. Screen...
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The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...
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There are calls for the federal government to put on hold its plans to secure a data-sharing deal with the US during the coronavirus pandemic so proper scrutiny can...