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Husic approves all manufacturing grants under review

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...

Slow hand clap: ‘Urgent’ 2019 digital review finally drops

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...

Robodebt fallout: Dominello backs AI watchdog

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...

Go8 unis seek IT skills fixes for national summit

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...

WA Future Health Innovation fund gets a new focus

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...

Cybersecurity policy refresh is good news for Australia

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...

$10m for Victorian SMEs targeting Hanwha contracts

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...

Clusters are a hotbed for high-growth companies

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...

Do we need a national startup concierge service?

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...

Research council Linkage Projects get $29m in grant funding

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...

IBM trousers $39m ServicesAus mainframe upgrade

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....

In the room: Tim Ayres’ heavy industry skills roundtable

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...