The New South Wales government is “tracking in the right direction” with a self-imposed target to spend 30 per cent of its annual tech procurement budget with local small...
Policy
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Australian businesses have demanded a larger role in a new Australian innovation plan after years of inconsistent and ineffective industry policies which have seen Australia fall behind the “global...
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A Senate committee has recommended passing legislation which will bring down the cost of electric vehicles, with the Greens signaling they’ll try to have hybrid vehicles removed from the...
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It’s time for a ‘generational change’ in Australia from focusing on natural disaster response and recovery to preparation and resilience, with economic opportunities also on offer, Minderoo Foundation’s Fire...
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There are hidden wisdoms in the old-fashioned Separation of Powers Doctrine (‘SOP Doctrine’) that could help us cleanse modern politics of its low-level corruption. The wisdom of the SOP...
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Taking full advantage of the industries of the future will require action now on training and diversity, Industry minister Ed Husic said Thursday, flagging action on both areas coming...
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The federal government must ensure its $1 billion Critical Technologies Fund has the right settings in place to avoid “crowding out” organic investment, the Tech Council of Australia says....
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A new alliance of Australian quantum technology leaders has been formed to give the industry a “common voice” in the emerging policy conversation and a platform to grow opportunity....
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Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and resource allocation decisions. Yet in public administration and public policy it...
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Australia is staring down the barrel of threats posed by climate-related natural disasters that – as evidenced by the 2022 floods in NSW and Queensland – we are just...
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While this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit is being held under different circumstances from its 1983 Hawke-Keating predecessor, the point of both is the same. That is, to generate...
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has ordered the tech giants behind some of the biggest social media and messaging apps to detail what measures they are taking to...
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Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is Australia’s first quantum computing company. It is also one of the world’s leading contenders to bring a large-scale quantum computer into commercial production. SQC...
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Information and communication technology (ICT), encompassing digital services, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, software, and so on, is ubiquitous throughout the Australian economy and society at large. As a result, Australia’s...