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Digital ID helping Ukraine crowdsource military intelligence

Ukraine’s three-year-old digital ID system became an unlikely source of military intelligence in the nation’s defence against Russia, while far older tech has also proven more resilient than anticipated,...

Gig Guide: Universities Australia chief to depart

Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson will resign at the end of this year after five years in the role. Ms Jackson has been at the organisation for seven...

Manufacturing union secures last NRF board position

Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union assistant national secretary Glenn Thompson has filled the last National Reconstruction Fund Corporation board position more than two months after the appointments were announced. Mr...

SmarterSoft delivers low-code, no-code tech for NGOs

For many non-profits and non-government organisations, technology issues can get in the way of delivering services to the people who need it most. The need to have effective tech...

‘Vegemite economy’ spreads innovation investment too thin

Australia can only retain its competitive advantages in innovative technologies like quantum and photonics if the nation specialises and scales its priority sectors, according to chief scientist Dr Cathy...

Innovation theories as a model for govt policy

Theories of innovation serve as a framework for understanding how new ideas evolve into end user-ready products, services, or processes. There are five seminal theories that seek to explain...

Cybermerc: From govt to sovereign threat-sharing

Cybersecurity has become a dinner table discussion point in Australia in the last year. The high-profile and devastating data breaches that have impacted some of the country’s largest companies...

Defence accelerator will dedicate $680m to long-term R&D

The Australian Strategic Capabilities Accelerator will commit an estimated $680 million over the next ten years to the research and development of emerging and disruptive technologies, according to its...

Vic govt bet on commercialisation based on ‘inaccurate’ advice

The state enterprise in charge of Victoria’s rail infrastructure misled the government while convincing it to invest $82.5 million into commercialising unproven technology in partnership with Xerox, according to...

First researchers revealed for $1.6bn commercialisation push

21 research projects from 11 universities will share in $4.9 million in the pilot phase of Australia’s newest research commercialisation push, which has struggled to get off the ground...