Local cyber industry stakeholders have welcomed the focus on sovereign capability in the federal government’s 2023-2030 Cybersecurity Strategy, but there are differing views on the how effective the government’s new plan and relatively low funding will be.
The government will attempt to build sovereign capability through a Cyber Challenge through the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources-run Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII), as part of a sovereign capability ‘shield’ in the national cyber strategy released Wednesday.
The established BRII program awards competitive grants to startups and small to medium sized businesses for the development of innovative prototype designed to tackle a challenge proposed by government. Following completion of the program, the government has the option to procure the solution.
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