Tag: CEDA

Govt wary of over-regulating AI: Jane Hume

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government is wary of over-regulating new technologies such as artificial intelligence and will resist making ethics standards and codes mandatory for Australian businesses, Digital Economy minister Jane Hume...

Urgent action needed on productivity, digitisation: IGR

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia is facing an enormous productivity challenge, with an urgent need for governments at all levels to drive digitisation and the reskilling of workers, the 2021 Intergenerational Report has...

Australia needs a Chief Technologist: CEDA

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government should appoint a Chief Technologist to drive its digital agenda and provide leadership and guidance in the face of “ministerial musical chairs”, according to the Committee...

We must match business needs to skilled migration

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An Australian business lobby is pushing for a new government online platform that would match employers with skilled migrants before they arrive in Australia to help alleviate a skills...

Albo’s post-COVID focus on innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to refocus on innovation and science, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says, but a major cultural change is needed to get the general public...

Taking a slide in digital rankings

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia has continued its slide down the digital readiness rankings, falling one place to 14th in a comparative study of 63 countries. The downward trend is comprehensive, with Australia...

Dominello’s new reform agenda

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s first minister for customer service – the NSW government’s Victor Dominello – has pulled back the curtain on the internal reforms driving the state’s digital obsession, revealing new...

Labor eyes tax relief and digital skills

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has pledged that a future Shorten Labor government will prioritise tax relief for Australian businesses and invest in digital skills as part of its wider...

Ferris and Thodey press for change

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Bill Ferris and David Thodey laid down the law on Australia’s needs to get off its arse and begin building some serious twenty-first century capital if it is to...