The so-called polling “worm” used by the Seven Network during the first leaders’ debate at the National Press Club last night broke significant new ground, with new technology enabling...
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It’s a little known fact, but Australia has world-class expertise in the data science hotspot of machine learning. That’s the pointy end of Big Data. Big Data might be...
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There are a variety of government programs aimed at raising the business profile of technology startups. This support, from state and federal governments, ranges from sponsoring the beer at...
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If you were searching for a world-class innovation policy to drive productivity and growth across the economy, the Business Council of Australia is probably not going to be the...
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The nation’s Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has been busy. He has been talking up the need for a national strategy on improving STEM capabilities in Australia since he was...
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As incredible as it sounds for a country as successful in the startup sector as Israel, the country’s low productivity and the slow uptake of technology by government is...
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Australian industry will continue to suffer shortages of work-ready ICT graduates if employers don’t invest more in the education process, according to the Australian Council of Deans of ICT. Releasing...
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The Australian Workplace and Productivity Agency’s ICT Workforce Study has sunk without a trace. Which is a shame. It is a serious piece of work that deserves some industry attention, even...
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New numbers released by the Department of Immigration show continued strong interest in the Significant Investor Visa program, which has now attracted more than 504 expressions of interest from...
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The PwC report on ‘The Startup Economy‘ that has been floating around the innovation sector is a cracking read. It is slightly crazy in its heroic assumptions and tales...
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The startup sector’s relentless pursuit of a bigger chunk of Australia’s superannuation funds is a bit like Herman Melville’s hunt for a great white whale. How hard could it...
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Everyone has an opinion about Mike Quigley’s performance as the founding CEO of the NBN Company. No-one seems shy about sharing their view. So here’s my two-bits. Mike Quigley...
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The Australian Workplace and Productivity Agency today released a report that outlines in detail what the industry has long known: That Australia produces too few ICT graduates, that it is too...
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Anthony Albanese is one of this parliament’s best performers, always on the front-foot and always scrapping. The new Prime Minister’s decision to give him Communications portfolio is not a...