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Slow NRF ‘not meeting expectations’

The Albanese government’s flagship industry support program has received hundreds of approaches for investment despite lacking a formal application process, months after it was declared “open for business”. The...

Huge holes in NSW govt IT access, cybersecurity

The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...

Gig Guide: Biercuk leaves USyd quantum lab

Q-CTRL founder and chief executive Professor Michael Biercuk is stepping away from his role at the University of Sydney to fully commit to the global growth of his business....

Services Australia embarks on massive networking reset

Services Australia will replace the network that connects its workforce for the first time in more than a decade in response to the growth in cloud-based tools and the...

New ethics code adds to govt supplier scrutiny

Federal suppliers vying for $80 billion in annual contracts will need to demonstrably manage conflicts of interest, protect workers and the environment, and pay tax under a new ethics...

Industry Growth Program appoints familiar new advisers

The federal government has appointed the first 17 advisers for its new Industry Growth Program, many of which delivered similar services under the Coalition’s Entrepreneurs Programme. Of the 17...

Most federal govt agencies adopting AI without a policy

More than half of all federal government agencies using artificial intelligence last year adopted the technology without creating policies to govern its use, raising fresh concerns about the system...

ServiceWA app breaks free of logins after user complaints

The Western Australian government has overhauled its ServiceWA app to make it more “user friendly”, with the requirement that users login with myGovID to access a range of services...

Opposition grows to real-time pathology data sharing plan

A plan to make pathology reports immediately accessible through My Health Record is facing opposition from GPs and specialists, with three peak bodies warning the move could lead to...

BluGlass lands first purchase order for prototype laser

Sydney-based laser diode manufacturer BluGlass has made the first sale of its innovative distributed feedback laser, demonstrating demand for the cutting-edge technology. The alpha prototypes of its gallium nitride...

The year ahead: Innovation reform agenda heats up

2024 is shaping up as a big year for technology and innovation reform, with recommendations already piling up on ministers’ desks, consultations closing and pressure mounting from foreign governments....