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SMEs are the nation’s cyber underclass

Hundreds of thousands of Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are at serious risk from cyberattack, not only to themselves but also to the companies that they do business...

BCG gets another COVIDSafe contract

Boston Consulting Group has now been paid more than $1 million for its work on the COVIDSafe app after receiving another contract extension, with the contact tracing app still...

Our future is in artificial intelligence

The proliferation of artificial intelligence technology will have a bigger impact on the global economy and society than the internet, according to outgoing Cisco Australia chief technology officer Kevin...

Feds must lead on gig economy reform

The Commonwealth should take the lead on significant reforms to the gig economy to fix current deficiencies that disadvantage workers in the sector, a landmark two-year inquiry has found....

JobKeeper ‘failed’ early-stage tech firms

The government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme has “failed” early-stage pre-revenue tech companies, with more support needed following the September cut-off, a Parliamentary inquiry has heard. The Select Committee on...

Labor seeks cybersecurity strategy briefing

Labor has demanded a briefing from the government on it’s massive $1.35 billion cybersecurity strategy and assurance that work is being done to improve information security of the public...

More rare earths processing moves offshore?

Australian Strategic Materials’ (ASM) Korean research and development partner, ZironTech has successfully produced a kilogram of neodymium metal alloy. While this would normally be seen as a win for...

DTA battles huge staff turnover issue

The continued high level of staff turnover at the Digital Transformation Agency is “very alarming” according to the Opposition, with the agency experiencing near-100 per cent turnover in the...

One third of firms to amend RDTI claims

Up to a third of all companies accessing the R&D tax incentive may have some of their claim clawed back, with the government still planning to introduce retrospective changes...

Michael Kirby on technology and the law

Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby and the current director general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Australian Francis Gurry will formalise the creation of the Australian Society for...

DTA hands new contracts to BCG and Deloitte

Boston Consulting Group has landed a near $300,000 deal to provide whole-of-government ICT advice, while Deloitte will receive more than $400,000 for three weeks’ work on a new online...

Govt outsources R&D tax scheme compliance

A Canberra-based accounting firm is now assessing some claims under the research and development tax incentive after the federal government went ahead with its plan to outsource elements of...

On poaching HK tech talent and companies

Australia will introduce a range of incentives in an effort to attract high-growth export companies from Hong Kong and will fast-track special talent tech visas from the country. Following...

Towards a blended education system in Australia

As nearly a million Australians deal with job losses, and unemployment creeps up to 7.1 per cent, it is hard to find the positives of COVID-19. Yet over the...