Tag: Tech Council

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...

Our skills black hole is Australia’s next urgent challenge

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
If securing a future made in Australia and becoming a green energy superpower are universally acknowledged as moonshot ambitions, then skilling the Australian workforce to achieving these goals must...

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....

Labor adviser turned VC to lead Tech Council

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new chief executive of the Tech Council of Australia is Damian Kassabgi, a former multinational tech executive and adviser to two former Labor prime ministers. Mr Kassabgi, who...

Sydney Uni to lead $18.3m Quantum Australia effort

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The University of Sydney has been awarded an $18.3 million federal grant over four years to establish a research and commercialisation networking group for Australia’s nascent quantum sector. The...

Tech skills shortage needs a micro-credential overhaul

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian Services Union national secretary Robert Potter has called on the federal government to reform the nation’s tech education capability and proposes the better integration and regulation of micro-credentials...

VCs stage late fightback against sophisticated investor changes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Early-stage venture capital firms have come out in force against proposed changes to the “sophisticated” investor thresholds, with more than 20 late submissions to a federal government review accepted...