Author: Justin Hendry

Gallagher pulls back ‘naïve’ $344m GovERP project

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The federal government has abandoned its massive enterprise resource planning system consolidation project known as GovERP in favour of a new approach that promises greater autonomy for agencies. The...

Advice, admin for Industry Growth Program to swallow $105m

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Advice and admin costs will swallow more than 25 per cent of the Industry Growth Program’s $392 million budget, leaving $105 million less in funding for early-stage commercialisation grants....

Inquiry urges SA govt to build sovereign AI capability

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A South Australian parliamentary inquiry has backed calls to develop sovereign artificial intelligence capability to ensure the state can reap the economic benefits of the emerging technology and mitigate...

Govt pursuing cyber safe harbour to spur data sharing

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Safe harbour laws that temporarily shield companies from liability during a cyber-attack will be pursed by the federal government in a bid to improve information sharing with Australia’s cyber...

Aussie firms await path forward on AUKUS Pillar II

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More direction is needed from Defence departments on the way forward with the advanced technologies component of AUKUS, according to a handful of Australian and American firms working in...

Senate push for face matching, digital ID bill uniformity

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Laws allowing the federal government to legally operate its document and face matching systems are facing an uphill battle in the Senate, with the Greens and the Coalition backing...

Businesses face cyber ransom reporting scheme

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The Albanese government will introduce a mandatory ransomware reporting scheme for businesses as part of its update to the national cybersecurity strategy, ruling out an outright ban on the...

Govt uses ‘secret’ EOI in search for quantum computer

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The Albanese government has quietly approached a small number of local and foreign quantum computing firms for information about their offerings as part of an accelerated plan to acquire...

Federal digital proposals are failing at the Cabinet hurdle

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Less than a third of technology projects submitted for review by the federal government’s digital investment cop last financial year were closely enough aligned with Cabinet approved policies and...