The government needs to fast-track significant privacy reforms, put a cap on contracts handed to tech giants and invest in the startup sector in order to address an over-reliance...
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A permanent 10-person advisory committee, helmed by Telstra boss Andy Penn, has been established to guide the implementation of the federal government’s $1.7 billion cybersecurity strategy. The 2020 Cyber...
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Innovation and Science Australia has been “refocused and refreshed”, with a new name, several new members and a focus on overseeing the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy. The...
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The Victorian government has railed against the federal government’s proposed reforms to foreign investment rules, saying they would damage the country’s ability to attract innovation, research and development, and...
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The federal government is getting ready to have another go at building a digital platform to handle visa processing, after its last a failed attempt to outsource these functions...
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Australia has an opportunity to be an exporter of electric vehicle technology and drive its modern manufacturing industry, according to ACE-Electric Vehicle Group managing director Greg McGarvie. This month’s...
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The government’s efforts to strong-arm the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to adopt a favourable position on NBN Co’s wholesale prices, business market competition and spectrum allocation have...
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Financial communications surveillance and a bank-linked ethical spending app were among the FinTech pitches from around the world at the recent Newfound Market Mission to Australia event. The inaugural...
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COVID-19 social distancing prevented judges, lawyers, witnesses and litigants from physically appearing in court. It forced courts to undergo overnight digital transformations and raises the prospect of remote hearings...
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The Opposition is “profoundly concerned” with the revamped research and development tax incentive intensity measure and has also called for the introduction of a collaboration premium. Legislation making a...
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The Australian competition watchdog is “prioritising” investigation of the construction sector amid concerns that large software providers are charging exorbitant rates to transfer data to other providers and maintain...
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The world was already at a tipping point where the convergence of a bunch of different technologies was having a fundamental impact on the way that business is done,...
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After a 50-plus year career in technology, Ann Moffatt is a living legend of the Australian industry. She has been a pioneer, both as a technologist and as a...
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Confirmation this week that the Federal Parliament has passed into law the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) will come as welcome news for the thousands of organisations which...