With a review now complete, Industry minister Ed Husic has now approved all grants made by the former Morrison government under its Modern Manufacturing Initiative on the eve of...
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Digital transformation in the public sector is being hindered by “lingering” legacy technologies and technical debt, with agencies unable to make progress due to a funding shortfall and backward...
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New South Wales digital minister Victor Dominello has asked the state’s information and privacy watchdogs to undertake a “scan of the AI and privacy landscape” in the wake of...
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Leaders from Australia’s tech and university sectors will meet in Melbourne on Friday for an urgent discussion on developing Australia’s information technology workforce ahead of next week’s national jobs...
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Four new areas of focus have been unveiled for the Western Australian government’s Future Health Research and Innovation fund. Building on the four strategic themes outlined in the WA...
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The Albanese government has established a Royal Commission into the robotdebt scandal, announcing the inquiry will have ranging terms of reference and focus on “decisions made by those in...
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The Australian government’s announcement that it will “tear up” the past government’s 10-year $1.7 billion cybersecurity plan is important good news. It reflects the critical need to address the...
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The Technology Council of Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions have joined forces to champion key training and skilled migration reforms for the tech sector ahead of...
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The Victorian government will make $10 million available to the local defence supply chain to help them win contracts with South Korean giant Hanwha Defense Australia. The funding will...
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It is a longstanding observation that complex businesses that are located close to their competitors are more productive than their more sparsely located counterparts. This theory was shaped by...
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Australia has a problem. An innovation problem. But not the problem most people imagine. It isn’t that we lack highly-educated individuals who are good at research – we have...
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Low-cost solar cells, gumtree management, space access and crocodile vaccines are among 61 projects to share in $29 million in federal research grants announced on Wednesday, two months later...
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American tech giant IBM will be paid more than $39 million over the next five years to upgrade the mainframe environment serving federal government programs like Centrelink and Medicare....
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Seventeen representatives from Australia’s heavy industries gathered in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss jobs and skills issues ahead of next week’s national summit. Those in the room reported a...