Tag: Sovereign Capability

Defence overhauls export fund for sovereign capability push

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A new Defence Industry Growth Facility will replace Australia’s underutilised US$3 billion defence export fund, extending financing to sovereign defence capabilities for the first time. Defence Industry minister Pat...

Hastie seeks bipartisan push on Albo’s national AI effort

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Senior opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has flagged Coalition support for federal regulation of artificial intelligence if it helps to secure a domestic technological advantage as the US and China...

Husic calls for Cabinet-level sovereign capability plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Industry minister Ed Husic wants his government to organise around a central principle of developing sovereign capabilities, arguing every portfolio should be demonstrating contributions to national resilience. Modelled...

Resilience through Capability: A new editorial series

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The sharp decline in geopolitical circumstances and the ongoing economic shock of wars in Europe and the Iran have forced governments to rethink industrial policy. Across the world, economic...

Mark Carney makes the case for sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
At a time when the Australian government seems reluctant to talk about ‘sovereign’ capability as it applies to data centres and AI, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has gone...

Scientists warn capability chasm threatens future generations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A “collapsing pipeline” of skilled workers and a policy quagmire threatens Australia’s ability to meet intergenerational challenges like the ageing population and technological disruption, according to one of the...