The oft-quoted management academic Peter Drucker once said, “Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art”. When it comes to Australia’s federal technology policy and regulatory landscape, it’s an...
Policy
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As has been written in these pages recently, disinformation is a global problem and one which is becoming ever more pressing. The impact on public discourse has affected the...
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The Western Australian Government will provide $2 million in pilot funding to the state’s video game developers, and fly five local studios to Germany this month for the world’s...
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The Australian government and the Australian tech sector have a shared commitment to achieve 1.2 million tech jobs in Australia by 2030. This goal is critical for Australia to...
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Austrade has been tasked with conducting an operational review into its troubled export market development grants scheme, with a report including potential policy refinements to be handed to the...
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Australia’s lack of “commonplace” fuel efficiency standards has cost motorists billions, driven up transport-based emissions and slowed the uptake of electric vehicles, according to a new report calling for...
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It’s odd to be writing something that aims to make its own subject – artificial intelligence (AI) regulation – redundant. But by the end of this decade, my hope...
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Australian government approaches to technology have defaulted to two over-riding themes: delivery and efficiency. The lack of progress – and of transparency around activities, expenditure, or accountability – suggests...
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Australia has declined further in the world ranking of economic complexity according to the latest index published by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. According to the Atlas of...
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It seems like everyone is aware that something interesting is going on at Gilmour Space Technologies’ manufacturing facility on the Gold Coast, but until you actually see it, it’s...
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Australia is at the start of a new paradigm in research translation, with a “structural change” needed in how academic success is measured, according to the nation’s Chief Scientist...
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As a result of the massive fiscal stimulus applied during the Covid-19 crisis, together with close to net zero immigration, Australia has effectively achieved full employment for the first...
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Quantum computing trailblazer Professor Michelle Simmons has backed the new Labor government’s push to ensure IP-generating research is retained in Australia, saying local high-end manufacturing is the future of...
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New independent Senator David Pocock wants to use his balance of power to be a “peace broker” in the Senate and advocate for Canberra and push for a smart...