Tag: tech

Tech forum established in Parliament

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A new cross-party forum has been launched in Parliament to drive engagement and understanding on the role of technology and innovation in the future of Australia’s economy. The Parliamentary...

Gig Guide: Mrdak appointed to NBN board

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Former Department of Infrastructure secretary and author of an unreleased report on the government’s cybersecurity response capability, Mike Mrdak, has been appointed to the board of the NBN corporation....

Gig Guide: NSW Customer Service secretary steps down

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The secretary of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service, Emma Hogan, will step down from the top job later this year after four years in the role....

Govt warned on use of AI as ‘decision making authority’

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Clauses in existing legislation that let Commonwealth departmental secretaries outsource ‘decision-making authority’ to computers is like leaving a “hand grenade with the pin out”, a regulation and governance specialist...

Count emissions-reduction as productivity: Intergenerational report

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Reductions in emissions intensity should be considered a productivity measure to encourage the uptake of low-emissions technologies, according to the Albanese government’s first intergenerational report. With existing productivity measurements...

Gig Guide: Defence gets a new data chief

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The Department of Defence has found a new chief data integration officer in Paul Robards, who will oversee the half-a-billion-dollar OneDefence Data Program. He will replace Dr Maria Milosavljevic...

Bipartisan push for tech assessment office

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Liberal backbencher Aaron Violi is teaming up with Labor counterpart Dr Daniel Mulino to design a Technology Assessment Office to make information on cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence...

Gig Guide: Payments System Board gains new members

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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payments System Board has two new appointments, while Australian Consumer and Competition Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has been reappointed to the board for a...