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Govt ‘missing in action’ on digital SMEs

More needs to be done to help Australian SMEs improve their cybersecurity and digitisation, with the government’s handful of policies in the space so far proving underwhelming, the Labor...

Albo’s post-COVID focus on innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to refocus on innovation and science, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says, but a major cultural change is needed to get the general public...

Building the AI talent pipeline: Toby Walsh

Australian policymakers should follow the UK government’s lead by investing in artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses for our top graduates as the fastest way to create a...

Mission control deal goes to Saber Astronautics

Australian space sector startup Saber Astronautics has been given a $6 million grant via the government’s Space Infrastructure Fund to develop the national Mission Control Centre at the Lot...

Onshoring workforce management jobs via tech

Talk of the technology-led economic recovery needs to be focused on how we can use technology to generate jobs, in their thousands. Perhaps with the right mix of policy...

Karen Andrews on tech supply chains

Industry Minister Karen Andrews says the lessons of the initial COVID-19 response would significantly change industry development policy in Australia, and in particular the way government looked at supply...

No contacts through COVIDSafe app yet

No useful information has been provided by COVIDSafe since it was launched more than six weeks ago, with health departments around the country having “limited opportunity” to utilise the...

Govt silent on cyber despite COVID risk

Labor has accused government of neglecting cybersecurity despite the heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of high-profile hacks of large Australian companies, as the industry...

Gilmour inks new rocket research deal

The company leading Australia’s drive toward a sovereign launch capability, Gilmour Space, has signed the first of a series of research partnerships with the University of Queensland to drive...

Face recognition, function creep and democracy

IBM recently announced that it would no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology. This is big news and I believe a good decision and here’s why. According...

Private capital wants a ‘visionary plan’

Australia needs a “visionary plan” to double the size and output of the local tech sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Investment Council says The...

COVIDSafe ‘extremely limited’: New research

The effectiveness of COVIDSafe is “extremely limited” and the contact tracing app is unlikely to help prevent the spread of the virus, according to a new policy paper. The...

Tech can be the job creation engine: Le Busque

The technology sector can become an engine room for job creation as the economy emerges from the lockdown period of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

FIRB rules tighten for telcos and tech

The government will have the power to impose conditions or completely block foreign investment in local companies as part of the most significant changes to Australia’s critical infrastructure laws...