Tag: DISR

DISR enlists local tech firm for its AI drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Canberra tech firm Reason Group has secured one of its biggest ever federal deals to help the Industry department with artificial intelligence, as the Albanese government pushes the technology...

AI Accelerator CRC dollars won’t arrive until 2028

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The only new industry-facing research funding in last year’s National AI Plan will sit locked away until 2028, raising fresh questions about the government’s commitment to the technology. Announced...

Space Agency advisory board wound up after two-year hiatus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has quietly dissolved the Australian Space Agency’s advisory board, nearly two years after the body was emptied of its members ahead of a governance review. Industry...

Govt claws back another $2.4m in MMI grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has recovered another $2.4 million from companies that received Modern Manufacturing Initiative grants, bringing total clawbacks from the Morrison-era program to more than $44 million. Nearly...

Red tape threat to top talent joining AI Safety Institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI safety institute risks being left without the top tier experts needed to carry out its work if the government saddles it with heavy bureaucratic processes, according...

Feds chase $11m in debts from Morrison-era manufacturing grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government is chasing more than $11 million from companies that underspent or abandoned projects that received grant funding through the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. The outstanding amount has...

MYEFO cuts $102m from Industry Growth Program

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will cut $102 million in uncommitted funding from its flagship early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to help startups bridge the funding gap. The Industry Growth Program (IGP)...

Govt abandons plan for external AI Advisory Body

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will not get a permanent advisory body on artificial intelligence as promised, with the federal government abandoning the plan despite growing calls for stronger AI oversight. The Department...