New and emerging technologies are “not disrupters but enablers”, according to FinTech consultant to the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius and global adviser on responsible adoption of financial technology Loretta Joseph, who has spent more than 25 years working in financial markets. “Bitcoin was supposedly going...
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant hopes to take the public along with her as her office explores how to implement a scheme that would prevent anyone aged under...
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Deloitte has been handed another $3 million for its work on the redevelopment of myGov, with the federal government now having paid the multinational consulting giant more than $40...
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OPINON: There’s a passage in Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises” in which a character named Mike is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways” he answers. “Gradually,...
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Some of Australia’s most eminent women’s advocates will this month explore the structural and cultural barriers to equality in the public and private sector, with a focus on where...
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Irish multinational Accenture has been selected to digitise Australia’s incoming passenger declaration forms, which will collect COVID-19 vaccination status. The Department of Home Affairs went to market late last...
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Victoria has a new shadow minister for innovation and the digital economy, with Bridget Vallence to serve in the role under new Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. Mr Guy regained...
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Funding for the $730 million Next Generation Technologies Fund and $800 million Defence Innovation Hub will go under the microscope in a wide-ranging review of Defence’s innovation, science and...
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OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a boom for tech companies, even in Australia, as working from home, isolation and lockdowns have driven increased digitalisation. Given that —...
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After being frustrated with the “patchwork” vaccine booking platforms on offer from Australian governments, software engineer Ken Tsang decided to build his own. In doing so, he has already...
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The robodebt scheme was an example of a government “beta testing” algorithms on its most vulnerable citizens and failed to properly account for fundamental principles of accuracy, accountability, and...
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Australia’s “extraordinary” new hacking powers for law enforcement authorities represent the next step in the “explosion of the surveillance state”, according to a leading digital rights advocate, with backlash...
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Liberal senator and defence committee chair Eric Abetz has called on his government to hold a national cybersecurity summit in response to the growing threat cyberattacks pose to individuals...
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Australia’s privacy watchdog says police access to COVID-19 check-in app histories has the potential to “undermine” contact tracing efforts and should be prohibited. The Office of the Australian Information...