A big part building societal trust in new technology like artificial intelligence systems is to have quality designers creating it, according to Ellen Broad, head of technical delivery in...
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Extracting economic value and social benefit from the emerging data economy would require a more centrally coordinated national data plan than is currently in place, says Opposition digital economy...
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The government should heed the lessons from the controversial My Health Record launch in designing its new data sharing and release legislation, the Australian Privacy Foundation has warned. The...
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An array of civil and digital rights organisations have joined forces with corporate giants in a global alliance to oppose the federal government’s controversial encryption bill. The Alliance for...
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Australian digital logistics firm Localz will push into the US next year after building a solid offshore market for its products in the UK where the company leveraged a...
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Victorian government innovation fund LaunchVic has splashed another significant funding round, with $4.8 million handed out to health-focused accelerator and education programs. The agency, formed to deploy the state’s...
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The government will need to contribute significantly more resources to the nascent Australian space sector if it wants to get even close to achieving its goal of tripling its...
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Self proclaimed ‘zillionaire’ Nick Hanauer says capitalism is in big trouble. The US tech entrepreneur says that wealthy people like him need to rethink the way the world works...
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Australia’s digital government innovation efforts are still being hampered by a lack of public trust in the wake of a series of high-profile service failures, according to the Commonwealth’s...
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The Australian PropTech sector is approaching a “tipping point” and will follow in the successful footsteps of the burgeoning local FinTech industry, according to BlueChilli’s head of partnerships. PropTech,...
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Government policy makers must make a stronger and more direct argument to win the social license needed to create a successful data-based economy, according to Danny Gilligan, the chief...
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The federal government has announced a two-month review into the current arrangements for the protection and management of identity information, with plans to update the National Identity Security Strategy....
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Federal and State governments should not ignore the lessons of the MyHealth record debate if they wish to win traction with the public for plans regarding a secure national...
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has a grand plan make his state Australia’s innovation leader within a decade. The centrepiece of the strategy is the conversion of the old...