Tag: Paul Fletcher

Govt dismissed alternate quantum bids in just 10 days

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
All five proposals to the federal government’s quantum computing EoI were ruled out in less than two weeks, in contrast to the six months of internal due diligence and...

Brisbane vs Chicago: Labor’s quantum-sized dilemma

Posted on   |  by Paul Fletcher
Australia is home to some of the world’s best quantum computing talent. Diraq, Silicon Quantum Computing, Q-Ctrl and Quantum Brilliance are all working at the forefront of this critically...

Opposition demands detail on EFA role in PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal Opposition has demanded that government explain its use of Australia’s export credit agency to bankroll Cailfornia startup PsiQuantum’s plans to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer....

Opposition pushes digital difference in govt services

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Dutton government would revive automation and compliance technologies in a bid to curb wait times, personalise services and fight fraud, shadow digital minister Paul Fletcher told the ICT...

PsiQuantum technology risk assessment stays hidden

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence’s security and technology experts provided a risk assessment on the government’s PsiQuantum deal that went to potential issues with the emerging technology and for the US company itself....

Govt’s $400m Medicare tech upgrade program back in the red

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s long-running Medicare tech upgrade project has been placed back on “red” status due to delays to a number of deliverables, with nearly $400 million already spent....