Tag: Australian Information Industry Association

AIIA urges govt to use tech budget to reach net zero goal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...

AIIA puts weight behind proposed federal Tech Assessment Office

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Australian Information Industry Association has thrown its weight behind a backbench proposal for a Technology Assessment Office to help policymakers better understand the impact that emerging technologies could...

Tech industry welcomes board, awaits investment mandate

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed Industry and Science minister Ed Husic’s eight appointments to National Reconstruction Fund board, with some reserving judgement until details on the investment mandate are...

Govt AI guidance creates ‘arbiters of acceptable’: AIIA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government guidance developed to provide public servants with a steer on the use of generative artificial intelligence entrusts agencies as the “arbiter of what is acceptable”, according to...

India is a tech superpower that Australia must follow

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Recent visits by the Australian and Indian Prime Ministers to each other’s country gives expression to Australia’s newfound relationship with India – a major power in the Indo-Pacific, the...

ATO to SMEs: Delay returns for $1bn in tech tax breaks

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Small businesses wanting to take advantage of tax breaks for new technology worth $1 billion to the Budget bottom line are being told to delay their tax returns, with...

Early-stage commercialisation package backed by industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $390 million early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to ready homegrown SMEs and startups for future investment through the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been widely praised by industry...

Digital rights, industry groups respond to privacy review

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital rights groups have broadly embraced reforms to Commonwealth privacy laws put forward after a two-year review but say the proposals could still be “watered down“ by lobbyists in...