Arthur Sinodinos intends making ‘collaboration’ the hallmark of his tenure in the Industry portfolio, and has recommitted the Turnbull Government to putting science and innovation at the centre of...
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It’s Christmas come early if you are a technology supplier to the Australian Government, with spending on ICT increasing by 50 per cent to $9 billion in the last...
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The Chinese number two, Premier Li Keqiang, has arrived in Australia for a five-day visit that will include the annual bilateral talks between the leaders of the two countries,...
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The Federal Government is running a private beta of its digital identity platform ahead of a planned public test early next year. To use the service, people will need...
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MNF Group chief executive Rene Sugo wants the federal government to change the rules around virtual mobile phone numbers, and says the resistance by at least one large telco...
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Control is back in the hands of Australian entrepreneurs and investors as the local venture capital market continues its resurgence, Square Peg Capital co-founder Tony Holt said. The renowned...
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Expect much moaning and whinging from Federal Labor over the Coalition’s innovation efforts, but little in the way of actual policy until after the Opposition has a big, long...
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With the world’s fourth largest accumulation of superannuation savings and a stock market dominated by the financial services sector in the shape of banks, investment funds and insurers, it’s...
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Innovation policy at all levels of government has to demonstrate benefit for everyday Australians clearly in order to have a chance of being effective, Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale said....
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Smart cities initiatives in Melbourne mark a shift from top-down governance to citizen-centric policy-making, according to Liberal Senator for Victoria Jane Hume. Speaking at InnovationAus.com’s Intelligent Communities event in...
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The technologies used to improve city services will require standards-based interoperability and security protocols to take advantage of truly smart cities potential, Giant Ideas director Catherine Caruana-McManus said. Speaking...
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Two local tech companies have been certified to store classified government data on their services as the federal government continues its move to cloud storage. Canberra-based companies Vault Systems...
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The Victorian government has spent more than $2.5 million to bring one of the largest startup accelerators in the world to Australian shores. The investment in Silicon Valley-based accelerator...
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Smaller cities like Bendigo present a huge opportunity to act as large-scale proof of concept projects for smart cities strategic policy planning, experts say. Victoria’s Minister for Public Transport...