The federal government has appointed four ‘innovation facilitators’ across regional Australia to help regional incubators and startups through the Incubator Support program. The new regional specialists are now available...
Policy
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Electronic voting will be in action in the House of Representatives within the federal Parliament from next year, with government on the verge of opening a tender process for...
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Frustrated by the Digital Transformation Agency’s lack of progress on its Digital Marketplace platform, the NSW Government’s decision to go it alone is telling. And the small team brought...
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An inquiry has been launched into the Victorian government’s plan to sell the state’s land titles registry amid “serious concerns” over the privacy and security of the sensitive data...
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A quite fundamental shift in Australian Government cyber security policies and practices was on public display last week through Senate estimates, with revelations that the baseline rules in the...
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The government’s funding and resourcing of its national data and privacy office has been questioned again, as it was revealed that there are only five staff members handling the...
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While the federal opposition has welcomed the investment of Future Fund money into local VC firm Blackbird, shadow digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says Labor will be watching closely...
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Digital rights advocates are calling on Australians to opt-out of the My Health Record service after labelling the government’s approach to the digital service an “abuse of trust”. My...
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Blue Origin, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ ambitious, privately-funded aerospace venture company has formally invited the Federal Government’s nascent national space agency to play a role in its...
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The federal government has quietly released its lukewarm response to the Bill Ferris led Innovation and Science Australia 2030 strategy, offering support for just 17 of its 30 recommendations...
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Conversations around ethics may have always been complex but it’s about to get a lot more complicated when artificial intelligence (AI) gets thrown into the mix. The nation’s chief...
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The government has finally recognised the importance of data and security but has no effective strategy to oversee it, creating widespread confusion in Canberra, according to former Victorian privacy...
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Forget the stereotype of the millennial choosing to work in the gig economy for the flexibility it offers – the chief economist for leading online job site, Indeed, says...
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Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater has marked his first day back on the job following a leave of absence with an appearance before a fiery Senate estimates...