Tag: david pocock

DTA won’t reveal true cost of Canberra’s AWS mega-deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A federal government decision to withhold the cost of its latest three-year cloud mega-deal with Amazon Web Services has sparked transparency concerns and criticism that it has been strong-armed...

Pocock promises innovation agenda in second stint

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Independent senator David Pocock would throw his weight behind lifting R&D investment, startup support and responsible innovation in a second term, saying politicians need to do more to back...

Defence takes control of data project away from KPMG

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence took back control of its troubled data consolidation overhaul from KPMG before it reached minimum viable capability late last year after identifying “deficiencies” with the contracted work, Senate...

Govt closing in on crucial procurement updates

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has landed on a definition of Australian business to reform a $75 billion procurement system that local suppliers warn is being gamed by foreign tech giants....

‘Extraordinary’: Scams bill rammed through Senate

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Banks, telcos and online platforms like Google and Facebook will be subject to new rules and $50 million penalties after federal Parliament passed world-first anti-scam laws on Thursday. But...

Tech and AI: ‘The politics of this is not straightforward’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience Andrew Charlton says the path to prosperity lies in digitising the national economy, and that Australia’s “meal ticket” will...