The federal government will soon release the final legislation expanding its digital identity program to the private sector as it looks to bring a number of large companies on...
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The Victorian government has launched a trial of home quarantine for returning residents using facial recognition and geolocation technology, the latest in a number of states to embark on...
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High flying Australian artificial intelligence startup Faethm has been acquired by British education giant Pearson less than four years after it was launched in Sydney. Faethm provides data, insights...
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The New South Wales government has widened the tax rebate it offers visual effects businesses to include game developers in a bid to bring more video game companies to...
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The Coalition has won federal elections on the basis that coal jobs must be protected and gas jobs developed in any switch to renewable energy. And what was going...
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The Australian government has agreed to map the supply chains of critical technologies and materials, including semiconductors, as part of an agreement with fellow Quad nations on technology development,...
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There is “no rational reason” for the way Australian governments are currently planning to roll out digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates, which is less secure and more damaging to privacy...
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Australian governments are working to incorporate federal vaccination certificates into state and territory check in apps and are cooperating on home quarantine for fully vaccinated people as states and...
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Accenture has been handed more than $11 million to make “enhancements” to My Health Record across this financial year, with the Irish-domiciled multinational now paid nearly $641 million over...
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For Sydney-based digital payment and cybersecurity solutions specialist, IPSI, the COVID pandemic produced a surge in demand for its data security, online payment and call centre payment services, putting...
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The scale of the federal Manufacturing Collaboration Stream funding was a “once in a lifetime” opportunity for Australia to build “space heritage” into a local ecosystem of space industry...
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Australia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for French diplomacy – variously described...
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After four days of intense competition among autonomous robotics experts from around the world, the team of collaborators from CSIRO Data61, Georgia Tech and Aussie startup Emesent was awarded...
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The federal government’s plan to introduce standardised contracts for IP deals between universities and businesses by the end of the year has been cautiously welcomed by the higher education...