Author: Justin Hendry

$1bn needed to keep Australia in the quantum fight: AIIA

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The Australian Information Industry Association is urging the federal government to maintain the country’s global competitiveness in quantum technologies by investing $1 billion in quantum research and technology over...

NSW govt set to pilot decentralised digital ID

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The New South Wales government will begin testing the photo verification technology that will underpin its answer to digital identity through a series of pilot programs slated for launch...

DTA chief takes back APS Digital Profession duties

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Digital Transformation Agency chief Chris Fechner will steer the Australia Public Service’s central digital capability building program after being appointed the new head of the Digital Profession. Mr Fechner...

Dominello gives NSW govt a B+ for AI oversight

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New South Wales Digital Government minister Victor Dominello has given the state government’s oversight of artificial intelligence a “B+” rating when compared with global best practice. The outgoing minister...

New delays strike My Health Record app

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A consumer-facing My Health Record smartphone app built for the federal government has hit further delays and is now not expected to be publicly released until early 2023, a...

Govt to consider making ransomware payments illegal

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The federal government will consider making it illegal to pay the ransom demands of cyber criminals as part of its review of the 2020 national cybersecurity strategy. Home Affairs...

Why it’s time for a national industry strategy

Posted on   |  by Melinda Cilento
For most of my time as economist, we have avoided or danced around discussion of industry policy in Australia, adopting a common narrative about not wanting or being able...

Lifelong learning key to our digital health future

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With a mission to connect government, consumers, academia and researchers to deliver a cooperative approach to digital health innovation, the Digital Health CRC is at the forefront of the...

CSIRO, Google team for blue carbon AI project

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A new research project between national science agency the CSIRO and Google will seek to better understand blue carbon ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific and Australia through the use of...