The federal government’s panel of experts appointed to guide the development of the 2020 Cyber Security Strategy met for the first time in Canberra on Monday morning. The advisory...
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The agency overseeing My Health Record paid $3.6 million for a series of privacy assessments that were never completed, and failed to appropriately managed shared cybersecurity risks of the...
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Friday’s opening keynote at Startcon was a trip down memory lane. All that fresh air and optimism and Malcolm on stage, you would be forgiven for thinking it was...
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For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation. The electric light was patented, the phonograph, television, WiFi and Nespresso capsules. But many inventions were...
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The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...
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Parliamentarians must work to improve their understanding of technology issues in order to improve the quality debate and avoid a repeat of the controversial encryption and metadata laws, according...
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The federal government has abandoned the “two worst parts” of robo-debt as part of a major back-down on the controversial scheme. Under the changes, Centrelink will no longer issue...
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Automation at a corporate level is a “social imperative” that can help to address declining productivity around the world, according to a new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report....
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A Fair Work challenge against UberEats will have “enormous” implications for the regulation of the gig economy, according to Transport Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine. The Transport Workers...
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The federal government has unveiled its industry roadmap for building a viable Australian artificial intelligence sector to coincide with the Karen Andrews-inspired AI Summit at Old Parliament House . The...
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Australian boardrooms have not recognised the “urgent need to prioritise innovation” and were lagging the rest of the world in coming to grips with disruption, a new report has...
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Industry policy is at its lowest ebb in years and federal Labor is urging government to re-examine the Turnbull-era Innovation and Science Australia 2030 report for its recommendations on...
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Government should provide more support for industry-led research rather than just focusing on university grants and incentives, according to the winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for New Innovators....
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In 1986, then Treasurer Paul Keating said that Australia risked becoming a third-rate economy – a ‘banana republic’ – if it allowed the sophisticated industrial side of the country...