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Govt opens Moon to Mars space grants

Local companies looking to get involved with NASA’s Moon to Mars mission will have access to more than $25 million in grants as part of an Australian government effort...

Govt out of touch with small business needs

The federal government decision to lock out most companies from the latest round of its cooperative research funding has “gutted” local firms that had been working on applications and...

Breaking down the trust barrier to IoT

The rapid expansion of IoT capability in Australia is bringing unprecedented opportunities in harnessing real-time data in everything from manufacturing to agriculture, but we need to break down data...

Defence innovation supply chain boost

Spending on defence innovation of about $110 million will be brought forward as the federal government looks to support SMEs and prop up the supply chain in the face...

Tech intensive jobs to lead economic recovery

As Australia begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, thoughts are naturally turning to economic recovery. The Australian economy has taken a big hit from the pandemic. The economy...

Ed Husic warns on ACCC Google news plan

The competition watchdog’s plan to force Google and Facebook to enter revenue sharing deals with news companies risked turning into a “bailout” for the likes of News Corp Australia,...

Procurement power and cybersecurity capability

The federal government should use its significant procurement powers to improve cybersecurity across the economy and stimulate innovation, according to a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute....

Frederic Kerrest on the upside of a downturn

When identity cloud provider Okta was founded in San Francisco in 2009, the United States was still struggling its way out of recession after the global financial crisis and...

Strange times at ANU and a COVIDSafe gag

The Australian National University has admitted the academic freedom of one of its staff may have been jeopardised after she was removed from a panel discussion on COVIDSafe which...

The nation needs a cyber minister: Turnbull

The lack of a specific minister responsible for cybersecurity is a key weakness in the federal government’s new strategy and overarching cyber policies, according to former Prime Minister Malcolm...

Can govt be the leader in digital empathy?

The massive surge in demand for government services due to the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for government to adopt some private sector techniques to improve citizens’ online experience....

RDTI inquiry delayed again, again, again

It’s Groundhog Day again in Canberra, with the Senate inquiry into the government’s controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive delayed for a third time and now...

Future jobs: Made by kids, gamers and old people

In 2007, Byron Reeves, Professor of Communications at Stanford University stated: “If you want to see what business leadership may look like in three to five years, look at...

Locals ‘shafted’ by CRC cuts and restrictions

The government decision to limit the latest grants round for research collaboration to only one sector has “shafted” hundreds of companies that have been preparing applications for months, with...