Tag: policy

Denholm tells founders to stop whinging, keep building

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The architect of Australia’s R&D reset Robyn Denholm says local innovators need to stop “whinging” about unpopular government policy and get on with seizing generational opportunities like AI and...

Canberra urged to drop chip foundry fantasy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal policymakers must move past notions that Australia’s semiconductor industry is tied to mass silicon chip fabrication, the NSW chief scientist said on Wednesday while pushing for a bottom...

Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul

Posted on   |  by Katie Paul and Echo Wang
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking and eased curbs on discussions of contentious...

Tough digital competition regime proposed by Treasury

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia will set broad limits on anticompetitive behaviour by big tech companies under a proposed framework that could impose penalties of up to $50 million, more than two years...

Innovative procurement can build our missing middle

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government procurement policies are being underutilised as an innovation lever, according to experts, who warn Australia’s main program lacks scale and buying rules still aren’t optimised for industry growth....