The 2016 Census and its steaming #CensusFail epitaph may yet prove useful to government. This shocking failure of public administration is the canary in the coal mine, the emergency...
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Ever since David Thodey stepped down from the top job at Telstra, there’s been a growing and nagging sense that things are not quite as fabulous as they were....
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Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the key battlegrounds of the information age. IP issues are important as never before as business processes evolve. The key differentiator between many...
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Inefficient banking processes are ‘robbing’ small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) of four weeks’ productive work time a year, says a new report from financial services company Tyro Payments....
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China has moved into the spotlight in Australia as a security threat to national networks and technology infrastructure, casting further doubts about any significant benefits that might flow from...
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There must, surely, never have been such an exciting time to be Malcolm Turnbull. The Prime Minister has been desperately keen to focus the attention of the nation squarely...
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Whether your company is building a business in the domestic Australian market or preparing to sell products and services offshore, getting the intellectual property framework in place from the...
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The fallout from the census debacle would be amusing to watch if it was not so serious. We have politicians making fools of themselves, bureaucrats with substantial amounts of...
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When the Digital Transformation Office takes the wraps off its identity framework at the end of the month it will feature a previously unannounced biometric component. At an Identity...
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Having thrown his entire ‘innovation ministry’ out with former Assistant Innovation Minister Wyatt Roy, there’s certainly a sense that the Prime Minister is recasting his National Innovation and Science...
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In announcing that the ACCC’s next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector, the Chair, Rod Sims, invoked “innovation.” He noted, “The study will examine the changing...
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The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) in NSW will have a new CEO from next month. Michelle Blum, currently General Manager for National Operations at the Australian Institute of...
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There were more than a few people who questioned the government decision to make Berlin – or indeed anywhere in Europe – one of the five ‘landing pads’ for...
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Google Australia has released a report quantifying the benefits to the economy of its many free apps. It reckons that “by connecting consumers and businesses and providing productivity tools,...