A complete redesign of the proposed flagship Apple store at Federation Square in Melbourne has failed to win over the many critics of the controversial plan. Through a drop...
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Technology giants Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter have jointly announced an open-source Data Transfer Project (DTP) designed to allow individuals to directly transfer their files and data between online...
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Australia’s global innovation ranking has improved, moving up three places in the Global Innovation Index 2018 co-authored by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Australia...
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Federal Labor will crack down on the gig economy and the casualisation of workers if it wins the next election, Opposition leader Bill Shorten said during a by-election pitch...
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The potential benefits of Australian government open data initiatives are being overshadowed by a lack of adequate protections and security, a new report has found. The Consumer Policy Research...
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The amount of venture capital invested in Australia has soared to a record high, but with a lower number of deals there are concerns about a remaining funding gap...
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Australian government cannot afford to “tinker” with innovation, it must be much braver says Michelle Blum, CEO of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce. “There needs to be a...
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Victoria’s privacy watchdog has raised a series of data and security concerns over the controversial sale of the state’s land titles registry. The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner...
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LaunchVic has learned from last year’s 500 Startups mess, chief executive Kate Cornick said, as the Victorian government body revealed how the funding recovered from the deal will be...
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One of the most effective ways for Australia to engage with the Indo-Pacific region on international aid is through external collaboration, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
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A year ago, a federal ICT Procurement Taskforce recommended that individual contracts with suppliers last no longer than three years and carry a maximum value of $100 million. The...
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A senate inquiry has been launched into “loot boxes” in video games, with the potential for the controversial mechanisms to be regulated or completely banned. The motion to refer...
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The Queensland government is marking the return of its Testing Within Government (TWiG) program for the third consecutive year with a call-out to tech SMEs for a solution that...
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The federal government’s new innovation visa pilot program has officially kicked off, allowing Australian companies to offer four-year visas to highly-skilled tech workers from around the world. The Global...