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Renewed focus on service delivery

In naming his second ministry on Sunday, Scott Morrison unveiled dramatic changes to the federal service delivery structures, as well as a new communications minister and steady-as-she-goes continuity in...

Carr backs out of shadow ministry

Veteran Labor industry spokesman Kim Carr has announced he will not renominate to be part of the next Labor shadow ministry. “I have spoken to Anthony Albanese and told...

Shetler’s digital plan for ScoMo

The newly-elected Coalition government has a tremendous opportunity to make a few serious and fundamental changes to the Commonwealth’s structures, processes and capabilities to enable the delivery of world-class...

SA’s $50m gov’t VC fund in doubt

The South Australian government is seeking “urgent advice” on its $50 million Venture Capital Fund run by Blue Sky Alternative Investments after the fund manager fell into receivership this...

Three new P-TECH schools for NSW

Newly-appointed NSW Skills and Tertiary Education minister Dr Geoff Lee has told an IBM conference in Sydney on Wednesday that the state will expand the lauded Pathways in Technology...

Science reacts to Coalition victory

Both Science & Technology Australia and the Australian Academy of Science have released statements on the re-election of the Coalition government, welcoming the government and seeking to strengthen science...

Growth Centre push for manufacturing

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has launched a new educational platform aiming to help local manufacturers keep pace with digital change and build resilience. The Manufacturing Academy, soft launched...

Telco reform will benefit the economy

If there is anything to be learned from the last election campaign it is that politicians still do not understand technology and the impact it has on the nation’s...

Child support is a $130m mess

The federal government’s new child support IT system is “not able to meet the needs of the business” and has led to increased workloads for public servants despite more...

Local lessons from USA’s ARPA-E

Australia has developed a reasonably strong research system but a weak innovation system – and as there has not been a good diagnosis of the problem, much innovation policy does...

Sovereign capability and the DTA

What will Prime Minister Scott Morrison do with the Digital Transformation Agency, the forgotten child of the Commonwealth? The DTA has been many things to many people in the...

Encryption fix may now be dead

Planned amendments to the government’s highly controversial encryption legislation are likely dead in the water following the weekend’s shock election result. Labor had pledged to reform the bill, which...

NSW gets a new cyber office

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has expanded the state’s digital service delivery agenda with the establishment of a Cyber Security NSW office that will be responsible for coordinating...

Tech sector seeks key economic role

The newly-elected Coalition government has been urged to include technology and digital skills in its broader economic vision after a “miracle” win on the weekend. With the Coalition now...