The nation’s controversial encryption laws will not stand in the way of Australia securing an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, the US Justice department said in a...
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The federal government will pay consulting giant McKinsey nearly $1 million to develop a business case for its Facebook-inspired myGov update over the next three months. The Digital Transformation...
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A new ‘Digital Professional Stream Strategy will be implemented across the public service to attract new tech savvy professionals and lift the public services’s digital skills game. Launched by...
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The contract handed to American tech giant Amazon to handle the cloud storage of data from the COVID-19 contact tracing app is a “disgrace” and more must done to...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the world suddenly into unfamiliar times of uncertainty, hardship and health fears. It has challenged governments and people working together against a common deadly...
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Australian tech darling Atlassian is among the five private companies that helped the federal government build its COVID-19 contact tracing app. More than two million people have now downloaded...
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There have been a lot of fine people running around with their hair on fire yelling about sovereign capability holes in the manufacturing sector, specifically in relation to COVID...
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There are “big questions” to be answered over Amazon Web Services’ involvement with the federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, especially around the company’s use of a China-owned data...
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‘Future Industries’ are alive and kicking in the here and now, and on the rise in countries you may not expect to be leading. Countries traditionally reliant on low...
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The source code of the federal government’s contact tracing app will be made public within two weeks after more than 2 million Australians downloaded the service in just one...
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The federal government is working with Apple to improve functionality of its contact tracing app on iOS devices, with confusion over how effective it currently is on the Apple...
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Legislation paving the way for a data-sharing deal with the US “does not provide adequate safeguards to protect human rights”, according to an international coalition of tech groups that...
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Composite wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has revved up production of its one piece carbon fibre road wheels at its Geelong factory despite the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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The federal government launched its controversial COVIDSafe contact tracing app on Sunday, and published a Privacy Impact Assessment as it seeks to boost public confidence and trust in the system...