The federal government’s controversial encryption legislation has been referred to a joint committee for an inquiry, with only a three-week window for submissions. It follows the bill being introduced...
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When an estimated 4,000 delegates gather in Sydney next month for the nation’s largest conference devoted to the startup entrepreneur sector, they might be able to answer a question...
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CSIRO’s Data61 has entered a partnership with Munich-based secure hardware developer Hensoldt Cyber to provide an attack-resilient open source operating system for devices. The partnership has been in place...
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The federal government should establish a central body to oversee long-term planning for the future of work, a senate committee has recommended. The select committee on the Future of...
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There is a very 20th century melancholy hard-wired into the Australian psyche that has stood in the way of global opportunities for digital products and services, according to Alpha...
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The Commonwealth’s Digital Transformation Agency has been given the job of creating a digital identity framework for Australia. This Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) has several factors that will...
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The federal government’s controversial anti-encryption bill has been given the green light to be introduced to Parliament just a week after the submissions deadline for its consultation period closed,...
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The CSIRO’s data research group Data61 has taken a stab at quantifying the economy-wide opportunity for Australia presented by digital innovation and has concluded $315 billion in gross economic...
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has wasted no time convening a meeting of state and federal digital ministers, with the aim of knock-down obstacles to setting up better arrangements for...
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The Victorian government’s $60 million innovation fund has dished out $1.37 million to four programs looking to “strengthen entrepreneurship and startup activity” amongst indigenous Victorians. LaunchVic has now handed...
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Government should take a leadership role in building the cultural and liveability infrastructure needed to develop innovation precincts, but more direct public support for them also helps underpin success,...
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has joined the program at the innovation and social policy summit Civic Nation to deliver the opening keynote address. Mr Marshall, who led the...
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The founder and general manager of Australia Post’s Digital iD program has left the organisation as the market-leading project faces funding cuts and a shrinking team. InnovationAus.com understands the...
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Australia has a rare opportunity to capture a disproportionately large proportion of emerging data economy, according to Reinventure Group co-founder and managing director Danny Gilligan. But the effort is...