Tag: Tech Council Australia

Michelle Simmons adds hardware chops to TCA board

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Renowned physicist and Silicon Quantum Computing founder Professor Michelle Simmons has joined the Tech Council of Australia board, bringing new hardware and manufacturing experience to its mostly software ranks....

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has been named the new chair of the Tech Council of Australia, succeeding Tesla chair Robyn Denholm after three-and-a-half years. Mr Farquhar, one of the...

Inquiry calls for new ‘sophisticated investor’ tests

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Sophisticated investor rules should be overhauled to take into account knowledge and experience tests, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a bid to boost local capital investment. The call...

National data centre strategy talks break cover

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is in early talks with industry to develop a national data centre strategy that helps steer the sector as the immense compute needs of AI workloads...

Gig Guide: Inaugural Breakthrough Victoria CEO calls time

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Breakthrough Victoria’s inaugural chief executive Grant Dooley has announced his intention to step down after three years in the role. The organisation, which manages the state government’s $2 billion...

Government bows to pressure on digital ID hosting

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has bowed to pressure from the technology and banking lobbies and scrubbed rules that would prevent data from the nation’s digital identity scheme being hosted outside...

Govts urged to follow PsiQuantum bet with more local investment

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s $940 million bet on PsiQuantum should be swiftly followed by more direct investments in local quantum businesses and research organisations, according to the country’s newest technology industry association....