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PC wants stay on AI rules to unlock $116bn

AI will add $116 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade by making workers more productive, according to the Productivity Commission, which has urged the government to...

ACT govt drops plan for dedicated space industry hub

The ACT government has abandoned plans for a dedicated space industry hub and will instead rely on the existing Canberra Cyber Hub to deliver two new programs focused on...

CDC secures federal health data in $10m deal

The federal Health department has shifted its data away from a legacy system to sovereign operator Canberra Data Centres in a new $9.6 million long term deal that single...

Taiwan cultivates overseas chip talent with summer camps

Dressed in a white protective suit and face mask, Nicolas Chueh listened intently as a guide introduced a series of silver machines used in manufacturing Taiwan’s cutting-edge semiconductors. The...

Scott Farquhar is wrong: Sovereignty demands home-grown AI

In his National Press Club address last week, Atlassian co-founder and Tech Council of Australia Chair Scott Farquhar outlined an ambitious future for artificial intelligence in Australia grounded in...

‘Time pressures’ hang over NDIA technology overhaul

The potential overhaul of NDIS backend technologies is occurring under “considerable time pressures”, with the agency leading it declining to grant extensions to vendors considering making a proposal. The...