Businesses and government must be held accountable for their use of computer algorithms and big data and transparency should be the first priority, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Addressing...
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The Queensland government calculates it could save about $400 million per year just by replacing paper-based transactions with over 400 new online services under its new whole-of-government digital-first approach....
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Germany has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturing powerhouse. Even during times when the global economy is struggling, the country has managed to progress, or at least rebound back...
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Australian regulators are grappling to control the “Wild West” world of ICOs, a new blockchain-based funding method that is changing the way new tech companies raise money. ASIC is...
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A decade ago when John Howard was swept from office, he left Australia a broadband backwater. A broken regulatory structure and clear market failure demanded government intervention. So Labor’s...
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The transparency and process problems that have dogged Victorian innovation minister Philip Dalidakis and the grants body LaunchVic have put future support for the sector at risk. At best,...
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LaunchVic has confirmed a series of minor changes following the recent 500 Startups debacle, but the same assessment process that saw the controversy-plagued US company receive a now-retracted $3...
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Mandatory data breach legislation comes into effect February and has already put a rocket under the local market in cyber security insurance as well as supporting legal services. Earlier...
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An inability to access large data sets is holding back the next generation of potentially huge Australian tech companies, former Fishburners CEO Murray Hurps said. Mr Hurps, who finished...
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The Queensland government is inviting industry, researchers and communities to make submissions about how the state can grow its local drone industry through the release of the Queensland Drones...
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Another year and another group of Australia’s most innovative companies have been recognised for their excellent work at this year’s Australian Information Industry Association’s prestigious iAwards. AgTech startup The...
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AustCyber has launched a big push to bring more people into the Australian cyber security industry to combat the sector’s dire talent shortage and take advantage of the wealth...
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More than 50 tech subcontractors to the Department of Human Services are being investigated for fraud, with the Opposition saying this justifies the upcoming Senate inquiry into the Commonwealth’s...
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The Australian Government is increasingly turning to computer algorithms to make important decisions in a move that experts say comes with a number of ethical and legal issues. It...