Tag: Ed Husic

Govt sets challenges for $7.5m BRII round

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest round of the federal government’s innovation challenge program for startups and small to medium business launched on Monday, offering up to $7.5 million through a staged process...

Industry associations invited to ‘observe’ AI Expert Group

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has invited at least three industry associations to participate as ‘observers’ in the work on AI regulation being done by a newly-created Artificial Intelligence Expert Group....

Industry dept opens up on ‘secret’ quantum EoI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost two dozen local and international quantum firms were approached by the federal government last year as part of a private expression of interest process designed to gauge the...

$14m battery growth centre to be run by CRC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Powering Australia Industry Growth Centre will be run by a cooperative research centre, with the Albanese government awarding $14 million to the WA-based Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research...

David Elliot takes on AIIA Domestic Capabilities role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association’s crucial Domestic Capabilities policy advisory network (PAN) has a new chair, with the election of David Elliot, the chief executive of Canberra-based tech delivery...

‘Modest’ govt R&D uptick amid calls for new plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Federal government spending on R&D programs is expected to rise by almost $330 million this financial year, according to the latest Industry department figures, but science groups say there...

Govt mulls additional support for sovereign AI

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic says the federal government remains open to providing additional support for the development of sovereign AI capabilities, but that overseas examples suggest much...

The NRF: An industry champion or a rent seeker’s delight?

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
The appointment of former Macquarie Bank executive Ivan Power as chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) was a low-key affair. Relative to the months-long anticipation of who...

National science council fills vacancies with three new members

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian scientists specialising in nuclear physics, health and epidemiology have been appointed to the federal government’s science and technology advisory council, which went without a full compliment of members...