Small businesses feel excluded from Canberra’s “in-crowd” of suppliers and say competition mechanisms — including the Albanese government’s latest attempt — are being overlooked. A new paper reveals the...
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What’s notable about the hype cycle around artificial intelligence at the moment is that it’s not just VCs, tech CEOs and advocates that are making the headlines, governments are...
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The Semiconductor Sector Service Bureau (S3B) officially launched in Sydney on Wednesday night, aiming to help plug Australian businesses into a booming global supply chain by connecting industry and...
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Internet voting for blind and low vision electors could resume at the next state election in New South Wales, but a wider expansion poses an “unacceptable level of risk...
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The Australian tech sector came to Canberra on Wednesday evening, with 34 software and hardware companies from across a broad spectrum of the economy setting up demonstration booths in...
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Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is seeking information on Australian sovereign uncrewed aerial system and trusted autonomy capability, as it begins industry engagement for its first innovation challenge. Through...
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Farmers will be offered rebates of up to $30,000 to purchase connectivity equipment like antennas and devices like irrigation controllers in a government push to automate and optimise agtech...
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The federal government should be handed powers to ban social media providers from operating in Australia if they repeatedly fail to meet minimum transparency requirements, a bipartisan senate committee...
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The Digital Transformation Agency has given itself more time to renegotiate the federal government’s software licensing arrangement with German tech giant SAP, pushing the cost of the existing deal...
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Australia’s relative decline in economic complexity while disappointing is hardly shocking to many industry stakeholders, although they hasten to add that it is not too late for the country...
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Australia’s universities are warning an ambitious plan to get innovations into the hands of war fighters as quickly as possible must come with a more strategic approach that creates...
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Around 60 participants from diverse backgrounds will have access to new pre-accelerator programs for founders looking to make a social impact with a startup. The New South Wales government...
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More than half of all tech workers in Australia are situated in one of 96 digital technology clusters scattered across the country, according to a new report from national...
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Multinational consulting firm Bain and Company has acquired the consulting and managed services divisions of Brisbane-based artificial intelligence consultancy Max Kelsen for an undisclosed amount. Max Kelsen’s team of...