The Victorian government is considering directly funding female founders and entrepreneurs, as a new investor education service is launched in the state. Speaking at the launch of Scale Investors’...
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Data61 and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) are on a research path to better understand the opportunities and constraints of a new kind of payment system known as “programmable money” developed through...
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The federal government’s proposed encryption laws could lead to a “national tragedy” for Australia’s $3 billion information technology and software exports, Internet Australia has warned. In an open letter...
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The Victorian Opposition has taken the wraps off its first innovation-focused policy in the lead-up to next month’s election, pledging $9 million in startup grants. Shadow innovation minister David...
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Global cloud service giant Amazon Web Services has broken cover on the industry’s collective fight against the federal government’s encryption bill, arguing strongly against the proposed laws as simply...
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A big part building societal trust in new technology like artificial intelligence systems is to have quality designers creating it, according to Ellen Broad, head of technical delivery in...
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Extracting economic value and social benefit from the emerging data economy would require a more centrally coordinated national data plan than is currently in place, says Opposition digital economy...
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An array of civil and digital rights organisations have joined forces with corporate giants in a global alliance to oppose the federal government’s controversial encryption bill. The Alliance for...
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Australian digital logistics firm Localz will push into the US next year after building a solid offshore market for its products in the UK where the company leveraged a...
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Victorian government innovation fund LaunchVic has splashed another significant funding round, with $4.8 million handed out to health-focused accelerator and education programs. The agency, formed to deploy the state’s...
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The government will need to contribute significantly more resources to the nascent Australian space sector if it wants to get even close to achieving its goal of tripling its...
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Self proclaimed ‘zillionaire’ Nick Hanauer says capitalism is in big trouble. The US tech entrepreneur says that wealthy people like him need to rethink the way the world works...
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The Australian PropTech sector is approaching a “tipping point” and will follow in the successful footsteps of the burgeoning local FinTech industry, according to BlueChilli’s head of partnerships. PropTech,...
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Government policy makers must make a stronger and more direct argument to win the social license needed to create a successful data-based economy, according to Danny Gilligan, the chief...