Tag: Australian Information Industry Association

AIIA appoints new policy chief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech sector needs a more effective and influential voice in Canberra to avoid further “unintended consequences” in government legislation, according to the AIIA’s new policy advisor. Simon Bush,...

AIIA closes its Canberra office

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The Australian Information Industry Association, the 40-year-old vendor-led peak body representing the tech sector, has quietly shuttered its Canberra office, losing two of its most senior executives in the...

Budget wish-list: R&D tax certainty

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
Reform of how Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme is administered for startups sits at the top of the Budget wish-list for two peak tech industry groups. The Australian Information...

When delivery is a DTA disgrace

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
It is more than three years since the then-Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the creation of the Digital Transformation Office, detailing a bright future of better government services, delivered...

DTA MoU is easy ‘to tear up’

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
A Digital Transformation Agency access and marketing agreement signed with a Big Tech industry group was “ridiculous” and the “easiest thing to tear up” for an incoming government, according...

Thodey: More work needed on jobs

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Australians cannot just rely on government to set policies and frameworks if the country wants to be prepared for the impact of technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation...

AgTech a winner at iAwards 2017

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Another year and another group of Australia’s most innovative companies have been recognised for their excellent work at this year’s Australian Information Industry Association’s prestigious iAwards. AgTech startup The...

Identity remains the digital key

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The Government’s GovPass digital identity system will be firmly opt-in – citizens who don’t wish to use the streamlined platform and its biometric component won’t have to. According to...

MacGibbon on DTA’s security role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The recently powered-up Digital Transformation Agency could be given stronger powers of governance over cyber security in federal tech projects in the wake of the infamous ABS Census night...