Australia’s access to cutting-edge compute capabilities would be restricted if the federal government was to introduce data localisation requirements for certain sensitive datasets, according to Google’s local public policy...
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The experts charged with providing the Prime Minister with advice on technology have been examining artificial intelligence and a potential government response for the last month, with findings expected...
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Federal Industry minister Ed Husic has dampened expectations of a big pool of new money being attached to the looming National Quantum Strategy, saying the government is taking a...
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Professor Alex Brown has been appointed to the CSIRO board of directors, becoming the first Indigenous scientist to serve on the national science agency’s board and the Albanese government’s...
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A buried report on improving innovation measurement and policy decisions may yet receive a government response, with Industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday saying he is “absolutely happy to...
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The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre has more than doubled its 2030 forecast for the value of a diversified battery industry to the Australian economy to $16.9 billion,...
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Even though innovation is highly prized among senior executives, many still don’t know how to inculcate it at an organisational level. The inaugural Leading Innovation Summit 2023, sponsored by...
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Past efforts to address “less impressive” forms of artificial intelligence have helped the New South Wales government respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by ChatGPT, according to the...
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A NASA internship for First Nations Australian university students has been launched with funding support from the Australian Space Agency. The National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) will enable five...
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The CSIRO will develop a world-first ground to space water quality monitoring system with dozens of government, industry and research collaborators under its next science mission. The mission –...
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Ernst & Young will be paid another $7.2 million over the next three months to ramp up work on the federal government’s enterprise resource planning system less than three...
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Controversial global consulting giant McKinsey will have a key role in the development of Australia’s cybersecurity strategy, 18 months after the government was widely criticised for using the company...
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Removing the paywalls on research literature would boost Australian innovation, according to the Productivity Commission, which is recommending the Albanese government give consideration to the world-first open access model...
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The Department of Defence is withholding a review of Australia’s defence innovation system that cost $2.2 million from the Albanese government and the general public, despite its findings being...