An intensive cybersecurity bootcamp is among the successful recipients of more than $1 million in funding from the government’s Incubator Support program. Industry minister Karen Andrews said on Tuesday...
Policy
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A new book about digital transformation in government will launch next week, written by a couple of senior private sector executives and arriving at an interesting time for public...
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Technology is rapidly reshaping the workplace, bringing demand for new skills. But the skills that will define successful future workers have always been integral. As many of the routine...
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The federal government’s new encryption laws may contravene major international laws in the US and Europe Union, putting Australian companies at risk of significant fines, according to the Law...
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NEC Australia says it has commenced court proceedings in the Victorian Supreme Court to recover costs and expenses related to a failed $90 million biometric project with the Australian...
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It is moonwalk month. On July 20, everybody except the moon landing truthers can celebrate 50 years since Aldrin said those immortal words to Armstrong, “After you, Neil…” *)...
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The whole of government sourcing arrangement signed between the Digital Transformation Agency and the global cloud giant Amazon Web Services raises serious questions about sovereignty in relation to the...
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Former NSW secretary to the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation Martin Hoffman has been tapped by the Commonwealth to develop a new plan for the way that government...
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It is more than twenty years since possible rules of behaviour in ‘cyberspace’ were first discussed at the United Nations, and it is now two-and-a-half years since Australia appointed...
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Australia is relatively open to cross-border data flows when compared to other G20 economies, but is limited by a number of restrictive measures, according to a new study commissioned...
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It has been said the 1800s were the Golden Age of scams. This is when the term “con man” rose to prominence, and according to the New York Times,...
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More than a year after the 457 visa program was scrapped by the federal government, a new research paper from the department of industry shows firms that used the...
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Following months of industry backlash, the Department of Home Affairs has acknowledged the perception of Australia’s anti-encryption laws has had “material impact” on the Australian market and the ability...
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There is a broad consensus across Australia’s tech industry that the country’s encryption laws have hurt the sector’s ability to export and innovate, according to submissions to a Parliamentary...