The federal government will fund artificial intelligence centres across the country to help businesses adopt the technology, reviving a three-year-old plan with a more targeted approach. $17 million in...
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With more than a century of experience and significant multidisciplinary expertise, CSIRO occupies the important and niche space of research translation in the Australian research ecosystem. Change is a...
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“I advocate that every company form a Responsible AI Office,” Balakrishna D.R. (Bali) said, underscoring its crucial role in steering AI-first strategies safely through the quagmire of data privacy,...
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Human resources, accounting and banking are among the professions most exposed to the impacts of generative AI tools, according to a new report by the Future Skills Organisation. The...
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AI robotics innovator Advanced Navigation plans to become Australia’s first mass producer of photonic chips after receiving a grant from the Department of Defence to kickstart the sovereign capability. Photonics...
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A landmark review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has recommended that the federal government develop a centralised online registry of locally available disability support and services for participants....
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Government consultants have been asked to sign agreements saying they will not misuse the highly confidential billing rates of their competitors that was leaked to them last month. Almost...
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Companies will be able to use face matching systems operated by the federal government to verify a person’s identity after controversial legislation passed Parliament with almost 40 privacy-focused amendments....
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The Top Secret cloud being built for Australia’s intelligence agencies will put a premium on sharing “vast amounts of data” and providing access to counterparts in the US and...
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The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) commits $15 billion for the diversification and transformation of Australia’s industry and economy. The government has also promised a multi-million investment in responsible AI...
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The Albanese government is being urged to take advantage of a rare multi reform opportunity to curb Australia’s “extractive and predatory data market” after analysis of a leaked dataset...
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The high cost of pushing SAP into Canberra’s legion of smaller, less complex agencies was behind the federal government’s recent decision to abandon its enterprise resource planning system (ERP)...
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Parliament will investigate “sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector” over six months next year after David Pocock had the issue referred to the Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday....
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The Australian public sector’s recent experience with the GovERP project, an ambitious yet ultimately unsuccessful SAP implementation, has been a wake-up call. It is a stark reminder of the...