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Gig Guide: Innovation leader Woodthorpe to chair Cicada

Science and innovation leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been appointed as the new chair of deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations. Dr Woodthorpe replaces outgoing chair Andrew Rothery, who has...

Legacy ‘tech debt’ is strangling govt digital budgets

Citizens rightly expect governments to deliver seamless services, with digital the preferred mode for ease of accessibility and convenience. This is the case whether its for digital drivers’ licenses,...

NSW government slows its roll on digital ID

A pilot program to test New South Wales’ forthcoming decentralised digital identity system is at a standstill, with no new trials of the NSW Digital ID taking place since...

Search begins for inaugural NRF chief executive

The Albanese government has begun its search for an inaugural chief executive to take charge of the new entity overseeing its landmark $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. Executive search...

Cautious welcome for govt’s planned privacy law upgrade

The government’s planned upgrade of Australia’s privacy law has been backed by the national regulator and cautiously welcomed by advocates and the tech sector after years of debate. The...

Govt backs landmark reforms to Australian privacy law

The federal government has agreed to most of the recommendations in a landmark review of Australia’s privacy law to bring it into the digital age, including a right to...

Cathy Foley in Washington: Australia’s quantum opportunity

Quantum technologies will be as disruptive as the generative artificial intelligence wave that swept the world in the last year, Australia’s chief scientist said on Thursday, while revealing the...

Twitter switches off misinformation reporting feature

Twitter has disabled a feature allowing users to report potentially misleading information on the social media platform, just weeks out from the vote for constitutional recognition of First Nations...

NSW gets a minister for domestic manufacturing and procurement

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has created a new portfolio to drive a domestic manufacturing boost in the state by redirecting procurement dollars towards local opportunities. The portfolio...

‘Amazon is a monopolist’: Tech giant sued in US antitrust case

US regulators have launched a long-anticipated antitrust case against Amazon, alleging that the tech giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power by stifling ecommerce competition and exploiting sellers on its...

Finalists unveiled: Paul Shetler Disrupter of the Year 2023

A global leader in brain-computer neural interfaces, an electric airplane manufacturer, and a data trust by design expert are our three finalists for the 2023 Paul Shetler Disrupter of...