A likely heritage listing could derail the Victorian government plan to help tech giant Apple to establish a “flagship” store at Federation Square. Heritage Victoria late last week confirmed...
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The Australian National University in Canberra is the latest institution to jump on the space sector bandwagon, launching a new Institute of Space to act as a bridge between...
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The Digital Transformation Agency’s new chief executive has made bringing stability and leadership to the troubled organisation his key priority in an effort to combat the “relatively high staff...
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The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s deep-dive through the hidden recesses of the federal government’s digital identity program is a timely contribution to an overdue discussion on data rights and...
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The Digital Transformation Agency appears less than impressed with blockchain’s current capabilities after it was given $700,000 in budget funding to investigate the technology. After its initial research, the...
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The federal government’s series of amendments to improve the security and privacy of the My Health Record system are now unlikely to be passed before the opt-out period ends....
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The number of active startups in Australia has declined along with the number of women involved with the sector, a “massively concerning” new report has revealed. Startup Muster, an...
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The ACCC has sharpened its focus on competition issues within the fast-emerging data economy and underscored a greater willingness to investigate inside the blackbox to better understand the specific...
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The first visa has been issued under the government’s new Global Talent Scheme, a quarter of the way into the 12-month pilot program. Queensland-based tech scale-up SafetyCulture recently received...
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Australia is “losing a race we should be winning” on AgTech, with local investment in the sector “dramatically behind” the rest of the world, a new report has found....
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Politicians, regulators and industry heavyweights from across south-east Asia converged on Sydney this week to foster digital trade in the region. The Digital Trade Standards Workshop is the culmination...
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The telecommunications industry has “turned a corner” with complaints dropping in recent months as a result of new regulations and a renewed focus on customer experience, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman...
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It is unfortunate Federal Government processes for certifying and classifying outsourced cloud services for use by Government has become a matter of controversy. It is even more unfortunate to...
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The Labor opposition in NSW says that while the Berejiklian government’s digital strategy had gained some good momentum, there was still plenty that could be improved. As the Opposition...