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Cyber is key to Defence work: Pyne

The Australian government has opened the door to its fifth Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) in Adelaide to signal its ongoing commitment to provide platforms for public-private cyber intelligence...

Encryption laws need cool heads

The parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing the highly contentious encryption bill has found itself in the political cross-hairs, with the government claiming it is dragging its feet while industry...

Shetler on DTA’s digital strategy

The federal government’s just-released digital transformation strategy offers no real strategy or path towards achieving its lofty aims, according to former Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler. The...

Science tech and venture funding

People advocating greater government involvement in directing university research programs should be careful what they wish for, according to CSIRO chief executive officer Larry Marshall, who warns this may...

R&D advisory no longer meets

The advisory body set up by the government to steer the Research and Development Tax Incentive has not met for more than 18 months, despite making major changes to...

All quiet on the innovation front

The Victorian opposition’s last-minute innovation policy push has been labelled “too little too late” by the state government, with the election just days away. The Victorian government has also...

Michael Keenan on digital strategy

The federal government has unveiled its Digital Transformation Strategy, declaring that all Commonwealth services will be available through digital channels by 2025. The strategy was promised earlier this year...

The path to national identity

The issues paper from InnovationAus.com’s Civic Nation 2018 roundtable on National Identity & Cybersecurity has been released for download here, exploring critical policy concerns in the sector from a...

Data sharing policy pitfalls

Data management and regulation issues in the Australian government sector were all key discussion points at the Data and Analytics Policy Strategy Session held as part of InnovationAus.com’s Civic...

Smart cities need smart planning

The issues paper from InnovationAus.com’s Civic Nation 2018 roundtable on Connected Communities & Gig Cities is now available for download, exploring key policy and technology concerns in the sector....

Putting AI on the policy agenda

Artificial Intelligence ethical and legal frameworks, together with the struggle for local industry growth, were all key talking points at the AI Policy Strategy Session (PDF) held as part of...

TWU saddles up for food fight

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a sacked Foodora worker was unfairly dismissed and should have been classified as a worker, in another “major blow” to the gig...

New uni program bad for research

Shadow industry minister Senator Kim Carr has accused the Morrison Government of robbing Peter to pay Paul over a decision to spent $134 million to improve student access to...

Connecting the new tech precincts

Australian governments at all levels must work together to foster “innovation precincts” and in the process improve public-private collaboration and commercialisation, according to a new report. The federal Industry...