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New $44m marine research vessel for South Australia

A high-tech marine research vessel equipped with advanced sensors will be procured by South Australia following a $44 million investment in last week’s state Budget. The funding will be...

SA’s space integration centre still light years away

A $20 million space manufacturing facility backed by the South Australian government will take at least another three years to complete, with construction only now set to get underway....

DroneShield to open first overseas manufacturing facility

Counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will open a new manufacturing and in-house assembly facility in Europe as part of a significant expansion of its operations. The facility is the Australian defence...

Dave Sharma sounds alarm on restrictive AI regulation

Senator Dave Sharma has warned against Australia adopting a risk-averse approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence, which would stymie business take up of a technology that is evolving...

EU launches new strategy, seeks global digital alliances

The European Union has launched a new International Digital Strategy with a commitment to promoting a rules-based global digital order and working with like-minded partners to offset a period...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Tech service giants carve $67m more from aged care systems

Multinational tech service suppliers for the government’s $1.2 billion aged care digital uplift booked lucrative extensions worth at least $67 million just months out from the planned go live...

News Wrap: AI, the workplace, and unions want their say

Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres gave the opening address at the AFR AI Summit in Sydney this week, telling the business audience that Australia must “lean in” to...