The consumer regulator has warned participants in the new Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime to be both careful and clear with consumers when combining a customers’ data with information...
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The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has warned an increased reliance on outsourcing technology projects to large multinational firms may be hindering the government’s long-term goals for digital capability within...
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COVIDSafe is costing up to $300,000 per month to continue running, with the federal government’s controversial contact tracing app not picking up any new close contacts anywhere in the...
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Australian government spending on global consultant companies jumped 23 per cent or $225 million during the 2020 pandemic year compared to 2019. But the increase was not unexpected given...
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The first Australian launch facility licence has been granted to Southern Launch, allowing the Adelaide based space tech to launch suborbital satellites from its Koonibba Test Range in regional...
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Australia must use government purchasing power to build the sovereign capability of its local technology industry to ensure the nation’s critical systems are resilient against the next Black Swan...
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The value of Ernst & Young’s contracts with the federal Health department tripled during the pandemic, with fellow Big Four consultancy PwC doubling its work for the department in...
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Victoria’s $2 billion commercialisation fund will lead to a “quantum shift” for the state, according to former Premier John Brumby, who will chair the new fund. The Breakthrough Victoria...
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Accenture landed a series of prominent contracts with the Australian Taxation Office during 2020, with the Irish-headquartered consulting giant increasing its government work significantly last year. The federal government’s...
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Two years after promising “tough” new penalties for data breaches, the government is still yet to actually introduce the reforms, despite acknowledging at the time that the current scheme...
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NSW regulators will need to join the state government’s ‘eRegulation’ platform to retain their authority under a plan to digitally amalgamate regulators similarly to the state’s planning departments. Eventually...
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The NSW Government’s proposed Western Sydney Startup Hub has been given planning approval, paving the way for heritage buildings in North Parramatta to be “sensitively restored” for entrepreneurs. Some...
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Australian governments could tap into millions of highly qualified experts and slash consultancy “fat” by opening up their tender process to crowd sourcing, Freelancer chief executive Matt Barrie says....
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Quantum Brilliance, the Australian-German deep tech startup spun-out of the Australian National University, will deliver a world first diamond quantum accelerator to the Pawsey supercomputing research facility in Perth....