Author: Justin Hendry

NSW Budget: State claws back $700m innovation fund

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s first Budget has redirected millions of dollars set aside for science and innovation programs in order to deliver savings and to fund other priorities, including...

Taskforce created to set public service guardrails for AI

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A new government taskforce has been tasked with forging a set of guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in the Australian Public Service, as the Albanese government seeks...

First $5bn flows to NRF as the corporation is formalised

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The entity responsible for overseeing the Albanese government’s signature $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been formally established, almost six months after the legislation passed through Parliament. The National...

NSW AI framework could serve as model for govt

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A framework developed by the New South Wales government to guide the use of artificial intelligence by public servants could serve as the basis for a national framework now...

Digital ID brings Australia’s digital tipping point closer

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As Singapore surges towards a 97 per cent digital ID adoption rate, Australia stands at its own digital tipping point.  While Singapore thrives under centralised governance, experts are calling...

Fallout from digital sovereign risk grows for multinationals

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Fallout from technology-related risk will be experienced by around 30 per cent of multinationals by 2025, as countries increasingly adopt sovereign digital strategies in response to rising geopolitical tension....

Innovation ‘catalyst’ GEC arrives in Melbourne this month

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The pandemic and other global challenges like climate change have “increased the need for more innovative solutions at a faster pace,” according to GHD Digital president Kumar Parakala.  ...