Victoria’s online vaccination booking platform is still not in use despite the state government purchasing the system from Microsoft in mid-January for nearly $6 million. The Victorian government bought...
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The federal government will cut the number of business innovation and global talent visas on offer from next year as part of a significant rejigging of Australia’s skilled migration...
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Privacy and technology experts have written to ABC management, urging them to reconsider the decision to require iview users to log in to use the video streaming service, saying...
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An initial evaluation report of the six Industry Growth Centres – which has been considered in secret by the federal industry department for seven months or more – has highlighted inadequate...
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The research team behind the extremely hard-to-hack microkernel seL4 has received lifeline funding to the end of the year from the University of New South Wales. The team, known...
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The Victorian government is looking to fill the top executive role at its newly established digital service delivery agency, with Digital Victoria to be up and running by July....
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There is now a “once-in-a-generation” challenge to ensure technology is developed and rolled-out fairly and equitably to ensure harmful programs like robodebt are avoided in the future, Human Rights...
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The loss of up to 70 jobs and seven research capabilities at CSIRO’s Data61 is a “shock” and particularly concerning in light of the science agency’s increased funding and...
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After an amazing and intensive five years with the team at OPSI (the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation), I’m leaving the OECD to move on to new adventures back in...
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Siemens and Western Australian partner Murray Engineering have unveiled a new light electric vehicle (eLV) designed and built in Australia. The vehicle was unveiled at the Austmine 2021 conference...
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The federal government should establish an AI Safety Commissioner and halt the use of facial recognition and algorithms in important decision-making until adequate protections are in place, the Australian...
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All Australian companies will soon have to use the government’s digital identity service to access the research and development tax incentive following the launch of a new digital platform...
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A new electronic warfare centre has been established at Flinders University to address Australia’s shortage of experts in the area – known colloquially as ‘Old Crows’ – and to...
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There are more temporary contract workers involved in government technology projects than full-time Australian Public Service staff, with some large agencies using more than four times as many tech...