Michael Schwager says he has the best job in the Australian Public Service as director general of IP Australia. I hear this line surprisingly often, perhaps because I am...
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Europe will spend €8.1 billion euros (A$13 billion) in state aid on semiconductor research, development and production as part of a new funding package designed to aid the green...
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Global consulting giants McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group will be paid $3.4 million for seven weeks work to support the independent review of the troubled modernising business registers program....
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Anyone interested in public policy, including innovation and technology policy, must be interested in what we can call ‘the PwC scandal’. And there are three aspects to the scandal...
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Newly minted NSW digital minister Jihad Dib has used his first ministerial address to provide a glimpse at the Minns government’s plan to drive ‘good change’ into the state’s...
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With the final deadline for nominations to the InnovationAus 2023 Awards for Excellence fast approaching, let me introduce you all to the 35 industry and research luminaries who have...
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With more attention and more money being applied to building local defence capability, the Department of Defence has set ambitious new targets for getting more STEM-qualified women into technical...
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Brisbane-based Hypersonix has completed pilot production of its reusable hydrogen-powered scramjet engine, as it seeks an Australian manufacturer for its single-use engines. The technology demonstrator of its hydrogen-powered SPARTAN...
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With cyber attackers now more advanced and better than ever at extracting ransoms from victims, organisations are being urged to war game their initial responses, but not to rule...
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The Department of Home Affairs “departed” from its initial tender requirements in awarding Accenture the contract for the permission capability platform, according to an audit which calls into question...
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Consulting giant Deloitte acted as both a procurement advisor for the government on its visa processing technology overhaul and helped a company prepare a bid for the lucrative work,...
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Local fintechs have welcomed proposed reforms to Australia’s payments “outdated” system, but say swift action is needed to fix regulations that are up to a decade behind those in global...
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Western Australia Innovation and Digital Economy minister Stephen Dawson will take on the Science portfolio in Premier Roger Cook’s new Cabinet. Announced on Wednesday, Mr Dawson will add Minister...
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Twitter was the only tech giant covered by Australia’s voluntary disinformation and misinformation code not to publish data on the volume of local content removed from its social media...