Tag: Ed Husic

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...

Govt offers industry groups $11m for IGP advice

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry groups have just under two weeks to apply for a share of $10.8 million in grant funding to deliver advisory services to innovative small to medium-sized enterprises under...

Govt’s ‘secret’ quantum EoI blocked from release

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has refused to release documentation about its secret expression of interest process conducted with quantum computing companies, but in doing so has confirmed that the process...

Tech projects and consultants to feel the heat in 2024

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A bevy of government tech projects, procurements and landmark legislation will go under the microscope in 2024, as the Albanese government pledges better outcomes in the last full year...

Australia 2024: Before renewal, there must be a reckoning

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
This time next year, will we define 2024 as a year of renewal or reckoning for Australian industry and innovation policy, action, and output? The federal government, entering the...

Law reform for high-risk AI on the way

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will have mandatory safeguards for high-risk artificial intelligence use like autonomous vehicles and healthcare but make little to no intervention for low-risk use like filtering spam emails under...

Slow NRF ‘not meeting expectations’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s flagship industry support program has received hundreds of approaches for investment despite lacking a formal application process, months after it was declared “open for business”. The...