Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and resource allocation decisions. Yet in public administration and public policy it...
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Australia is staring down the barrel of threats posed by climate-related natural disasters that – as evidenced by the 2022 floods in NSW and Queensland – we are just...
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While this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit is being held under different circumstances from its 1983 Hawke-Keating predecessor, the point of both is the same. That is, to generate...
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The Department of Defence is building a digital twin to allow commanders to test and rapidly re-check battle plans to elevate ADF command and control (C2). In an approach...
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The national science agency CSIRO has released a report into Australia’s pandemic preparedness, making 20 recommendations to government in six science and technology focus areas, including the development of...
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The Prime Minister has echoed his predecessor’s push to better commercialise Australian science, but says an important difference is the new government’s plan is accompanied with a commitment to...
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The New South Wales Government’s flagship investment vehicle for digital projects was not topped up in this year’s state Budget due to Treasury concerns over labour market constraints. The...
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Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...
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The legislation underpinning $800 million in annual research funding will be reviewed for the first time in two decades later this year, with a three-person panel to conduct the...
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has ordered the tech giants behind some of the biggest social media and messaging apps to detail what measures they are taking to...
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Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is Australia’s first quantum computing company. It is also one of the world’s leading contenders to bring a large-scale quantum computer into commercial production. SQC...
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Information and communication technology (ICT), encompassing digital services, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, software, and so on, is ubiquitous throughout the Australian economy and society at large. As a result, Australia’s...
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The federal government has unveiled draft legislation that will give small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) access to more than $1.5 billion in tax concessions to encourage digital technology adoption...
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Sixteen new Australian Laureate Fellowships will receive nearly $50 million for their five-year research projects to explore areas like galactic winds, advanced 3D printing, colonial justice systems, air quality...