Australia should adopt an emergency mass communications system similar to what is used in the US to better manage future crises, according to BlackBerry IoT Solutions managing director David...
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Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator...
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The Digital Transformation Agency has embarked on a hiring spree for a new team to work on a mysterious project to develop a “national citizen facing digital platform”. The...
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Legislation paving the way for a data-sharing deal with the US is “deeply flawed” and provides a “framework for future abuse”, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. The Parliamentary...
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Australia’s biotechnology industries are set to benefit in the long term with a federal government decision to reverse years of declining support for CSIRO. The government announced on Saturday...
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The revamped Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is unclear when policy re-write will be released. The Department of Home...
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Crown use of patents will be invoked by the federal government where it is necessary to allow local manufacturers to rapidly ramp up the production of essential medical equipment,...
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Co-working businesses operating inside the $35 million Sydney Startup Hub have been thrown a state government lifeline in the form of a six-month rent holiday to keep them viable...
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At a time when it seems the whole world needs a bridging loan to get through to the other side of the COVID-19 crisis, a new tech sector lobby...
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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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The federal government is “assessing the role of technology” in combating the spread of COVID-19 but is not currently working directly with private developers on a contact tracing app....
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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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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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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...