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News Wrap: Productivity gets a slot in policy prime-time

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was at the Press Club this week telling Australia that he had instructed the Treasurer Jim Chalmers to convene a special Productivity Roundtable in...

Pillar II pile on: Stakeholders warn on rudderless AUKUS tech

The Western Australian government and UK tech and business groups are among critics of AUKUS’s advanced technology program, warning ‘Pillar II’ is still missing funding, structure and direction four...

Victoria unveils first industry policy in a decade

The Victorian government has released its first Industry Policy in almost a decade, promising new direction and long-term stability to businesses powering the state’s economy. Minister for Industry and...

Nvidia to build first AI cloud for industrial applications in Germany

Nvidia will build its first artificial intelligence cloud platform for industrial applications in Germany, chief executive Jensen Huang said at the VivaTech conference in Paris on Wednesday. The technology,...

AIIA chief Simon Bush steps down

The head of the Australian Information Industry Association Simon Bush will step down next month, leaving the peak representative body for another role in the IT industry. The AIIA...

Australia edges toward Horizon Europe research talks

The European Union’s top diplomat in Australia says there are encouraging signs that the Albanese government is edging toward a move to join the giant Horizon Europe science and...

Victoria sets up review of its VC fund and startup supports

Victoria’s state-run VC fund and startup development agency will go under the microscope as part of the most extensive review of the state’s innovation investment settings in a decade....

Macron to push ban on social media for under-15s

French President Emmanuel Macron will push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in...

Farmers warn R&D crunch risks blue sky work

Farmers are urging an Albanese government in the search of better R&D outcomes not to tinker with their 30-year-old model of public-private co-investment in agricultural innovation and instead address...

Ayres on Australia’s plan for economy-wide AI capability

Newly appointed Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres has outlined government’s three priorities for artificial intelligence, including strategies to ensure Australia has a stake in the global AI technology...