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‘Try before you buy’: Defence stands up tech incubator

The Defence department has established an incubator function within its digital division to trial technology amid a wider procurement shakeup aimed at making it easier for SMEs to bid...

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Defence Secret cloud race narrows as Accenture deal hits $50m

Accenture has landed another a $14.7 million contract for work on Defence’s enterprise cloud services capability, while the department continues talks with shortlisted hyperscalers...

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LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business and Medical...

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Privacy bill to come before Parliament in August

Legislation for a long-awaited overhaul of Australia's outdated privacy laws will be introduced to Parliament in less than four months, rounding out a policy reform process that has...

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Record low R&D spending growth in higher education

University spending on R&D as a share of GDP has recorded its biggest two-year decline in more than 30 years, despite total investment by the higher education sector climbing 10...

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EY’s ATO big data deal grows $47m in a year

Big four consulting firm EY will be paid another $7.7 million to provide IT data and analytics services to the tax office after it extended a lucrative contract that has grown...

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Govt flags ‘significant’ ICT spend in federal Budget

The Albanese government has flagged “significant” funding for several digital and ICT projects in next week's federal Budget, even as its targets a historic back-to-back...