The decisions made today by the federal government and private sector will determine whether Australia capitalises on the opportunities artificial intelligence offers or is left behind the rest of...
Policy
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The Australian government has been caught out and our system of government is now at a crossroad. It is not acceptable that our government, on the pretext of “being...
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The Industry Growth Centres are “generally on track,” but the government will struggle to measure their overall effectiveness, a long-awaited report has found. The federal government tasked Nous Group...
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The competition watchdog’s proposed changes to merger laws would hurt Australia tech companies and lead to entrepreneurs relocating overseas, according to AirTree Ventures co-founder Daniel Petre. The ACCC’s final...
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The federal government should pursue “significant, holistic reform” to curb the market dominance of Google and Facebook and better protect the personal data of Australians, according to the competition...
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The newly-elected Liberal member for Wentworth Dave Sharma has called for a greater focus on supporting technology companies and the commercialisation of ideas in his maiden speech to Parliament....
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The federal government’s growing reliance on outsourcing and contract employees in the public service will be scrutinised by a new national auditor inquiry. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)...
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Just weeks before the Australian government publicly releases the final report from the ACCC’s landmark tech platforms inquiry, the US government has opened its own review of the market...
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The government has introduced Consumer Data Right legislation to Parliament for the second time, weeks after the launch of the open banking pilot program. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the...
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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...
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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...