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$30m On Farm Connectivity program gets underway

The federal government has launched its On Farm Connectivity Program in a bid to boost the productivity, growth and sustainability of Australia’s primary industries using smart farming technology. Equipment...

No end in sight for TAFE NSW’s Oracle rollout

A long-running project to replace TAFE NSW’s student management system remains incomplete more than five years after it began, with the public training provider missing the planned completion last...

Revamped Spark Festival kicks off, spreading startup cheer

Monday marks the return of Spark Festival, one of New South Wales’ largest tech sector gatherings which boasts a week long celebration of entrepreneurship via a multitude of in-person...

‘NRF is a financial mechanism, not an industry policy’

Australia is at risk of being left out of global supply chains without an industrial policy framework tailored to the energy transition, according to innovation specialist Professor Roy Green,...

There is a lot that govt needs to get right on AI regulation

Of all the regulatory issues involving technology being considered by the federal government right now, the challenges of artificial intelligence are the most vexing, Australian Information Industry Association chief...

Gig Guide: Deakin Uni appoints innovation lead

Deakin University has appointed former school of humanities and social sciences head Professor Matthew Clarke as its deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. Professor Clarke has been acting in...

Groups unite to call for urgent action on privacy reform

Calls for the federal government to address Australia’s outdated privacy regime have intensified, with digital rights advocates and researchers demanding urgent action in a new open letter. It comes...

Xsights: Real-time livestock insights for farmers

Across a number of farms in Western Australia, small digital tags are being placed on more than 200,000 pigs. These tags facilitate the live monitoring of livestock, enabling location...

Energy transition debate: Taking the nuclear option

Nuclear energy has been the subject of much recent discussion due on the one hand to Australia’s AUKUS pillar one acquisition of nuclear powered, conventionally armed submarines, and on...

Leave no one behind: The urgent need for inclusive digital ID

Inbound legislation on digital identity is poised to change the fabric of Australian society, but not without raising complex questions about human inclusion, particularly for First Nations and under-documented...