Tag: technology

Buy Australian campaign must first target Canberra

Posted on   |  by James Riley
This week the federal government is asking Australians to buy Australian-made products as part of the annual Buy Australian Week. Local technology companies would prefer that the federal government...

Home Affairs to merge tech functions into single group

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Department of Home Affairs is creating a new deputy secretary-level group to centralise its fragmented data and technology functions and boost its AI capabilities. The new Technology, Data...

India pushes local alternatives to US tech in tariff fight

Posted on   |  by Arpan Chaturved
Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for...

WA TAFE centre to build up future defence workforce

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence will be set up in Western Australia with the help of the federal government to deliver industry training opportunities in support of AUKUS....

CSIRO maps $1.7b electrolyser manufacturing opportunity

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Realising Australia’s green hydrogen production targets could yield an electrolyser manufacturing opportunity worth more than $1.7 billion a year by 2050 if government delivers support for local procurement, according...

Defence industry inquiry wraps up without recommendations

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Senate inquiry into the Department of Defence’s support for local industry has wrapped up without offering any recommendations to boost sovereign capability or address procurement deficiencies. The Senate...

Tasmania ramps up innovation ambition with strategic plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Tasmanian government is leaning into its innovation tilt with the plans for a new Advanced Technology Industries Strategy that promises to leverage the state’s unique geographic location. According...