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Playing politics with CRC project grants

Labor has accused the government of politicising the Cooperative Research Centres grants program after it was revealed the latest rounds’ recipients were selected late last year but are still...

ServicesAus wants a 24/7 data check on welfare

The federal government is on the hunt for a private company to provide it a 24/7 data platform allowing it to conduct searches to verify information about welfare recipients....

Shelved subscription service a transparency issue

The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...

ASD plan a disaster for local tech

The Australian Signals Directorate’s fundamental restructure of government cybersecurity support infrastructure is a potential disaster for home-grown tech companies and a disaster for Australia’s sovereign capability. The devil will...

ASD closes cyber accreditation program

At a time when global cyber security threats have never been more real, the Australian Signals Directorate has abandoned its Cloud Services Certification Program, until now the gold-standard for...

R&D tax interpretations are ‘ludicrous’

The “strict interpretation” of what constitutes an eligible activity under the Research and Development Tax Incentive restricting software claims is “ludicrous” and leading local tech companies to move offshore,...

Yet another share scheme inquiry opens

The government has launched another inquiry into employee share schemes after its previously announced changes to the popular initiative stalled. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last month referred the issue of...

Love Me Tender: Grants Special

Programs to build capability for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Austrade is looking for suitable service providers to develop and deliver capability development programs that addresses skills covering...

Govt told to ditch visa outsource plan

A Senate committee has ordered the government to ditch its visa outsourcing plans, which has already cost $87 million before a bidder has even been selected. The Senate committee,...

PM&C names digital advisory board

The Morrison government has named a 14-member advisory committee of digital experts made up of industry groups, multinationals and startups to guide the Prime Minister’s recently-established Digital Technology Taskforce....

All Tech Index is an All Male Index

The ASX All Technology Index officially debuted this week to great acclaim as an important new indicator of the growing maturity of the local tech sector. The unintended consequence...

NSW creates Western Sydney digital twin

NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello has unveiled the NSW Spatial Digital Twin, promising the tool would improve urban planning by providing real-time information and visualisation of urban infrastructure...

Does innovation need a non-R&D focus?

The federal government needs to “rebalance” innovation policies to focus more on non-research and development activities, according to a new Innovation and Science Australia report. The report, which was...

Growth Fund gets Senate green light

A Senate Committee has given the green light to the government’s plan to contribute $100 million of taxpayer money to a business growth fund following a “ridiculously short” inquiry....