Taking full advantage of the industries of the future will require action now on training and diversity, Industry minister Ed Husic said Thursday, flagging action on both areas coming...
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The federal government must ensure its $1 billion Critical Technologies Fund has the right settings in place to avoid “crowding out” organic investment, the Tech Council of Australia says....
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Associations representing companies like Meta, Google and Telstra have revealed industry codes of conduct they say will make the internet safer, just days after being threatened with legal action...
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Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood has opened the Jobs and Skills Summit by urging attendees to recognise the importance of boosting innovation to support full employment, among other...
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A 12-month pilot of AI-based surveillance technology designed to detect falls and abuse in two South Australian aged care homes generated more than 12,000 false alerts, a review has...
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As business leaders, unions, and decision-makers meet at the Jobs and Skills Summit, Australia faces a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment. We can either invest in science to seize huge opportunities...
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In the middle of the skills debate, skills summit and some undeniable skills shortages in Australia, it is critical to not just think this is a numbers game, such...
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As the Jobs and Skills summit kicks off, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged attendees to focus on boosting Australia’s productivity, saying it “flows from investing in our people and...
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As final preparations are made for the Jobs and Skills Summit this week in Canberra, it is worth thinking about what it will really take to transform Australia’s economy...
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There are testing times ahead for Australia’s burgeoning quantum sector, according to Australia’s chief scientist, who on Wednesday warned that local companies are working against history to commercialise and...
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The Department of Defence has launched a new ICT strategy that recognises the criticality of technology for warfighting capability in an increasingly networked world. It has also used the...
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Queensland chief scientist Professor Hugh Possingham, one of the nation’s most distinguished scientific minds, has retired from the role from Wednesday after being a driving force for the sector...
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A new alliance of Australian quantum technology leaders has been formed to give the industry a “common voice” in the emerging policy conversation and a platform to grow opportunity....
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Leaders of Australian tech giants Atlassian and SafetyCulture have nabbed two of the coveted invites to this week’s national Jobs and Skills Summit, while the Tech Council of Australia...