Author: Justin Hendry

Call for sovereign AI fund to attract investment

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Australia is being urged to follow Canada’s lead and create a sovereign fund to stimulate private investment in domestic AI capabilities, with one of the world’s largest consulting firms...

Diraq banks another $10m in Series A funding

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Sydney quantum startup Diraq has chalked up another $10 million in funding through an expanded Series A as the company continues its efforts to develop the world’s first fully...

All govts to adopt digital licence standards

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State and territory governments have agreed to adopt international security standards for digital driver’s licences, in a move that promises to reduce the prospect of fraud and identity theft....

Plating up our smarts will take more than just a plan

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The tasty concept of paddock to plate has gained popularity in recent years – with people attracted to the idea of fewer middlemen, simplified supply chains, and faster and...

Ministers unveil national AI framework for government

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A new set of guardrails that lays out clear human rights expectations for the use of artificial intelligence across federal, state and territory government for the first time has...

Domestic violence data focus for digital ministers

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Domestic violence data sharing blockages facing federal, state and territory policing agencies will form the basis of discussions between Australia’s digital and data ministers on Friday.   Digital and...

NDIA accepted Salesforce gifts as contract quadrupled to $126m

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National Disability Insurance Agency officials accepted thousands of dollars’ worth of previously undisclosed gifts from Salesforce, including during the customer relationship management system tender that the US software giant...

‘Possibly a sham’: Quantum EoI baited local market

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The federal government has been accused of running a misleading quantum computing EoI that baited information from local players while commercial discussions with PsiQuantum were already well advanced. Current...

$21m Budget boost for NSW digital ID

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New South Wales’ decentralised digital identity program will forge ahead with renewed vigor after the Minns government revealed $21.4 million in new funding in the state’s Budget on Tuesday....