Defence is conducting a sweeping review of how it authorises ICT systems and will report annually to ministers on compliance after an audit revealed almost none of its systems...
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The Industry department has issued a call out for more external advisers for its $392 million commercialisation program to meet strong demand from startups in Victoria and NSW, eight...
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Australian Facebook users’ posts from as far back as 2007 are being used to train Meta’s artificial intelligence models, the company conceded on Wednesday at a tense Senate inquiry...
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Australian and US Defence departments must forge closer innovation ties to counter China’s technology growth, including jointly backing dual-use breakthroughs with a new venture capital fund, according to a...
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2023 was the year that artificial intelligence broke into the mainstream, with global leaders like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google capturing the imagination of consumers with new generative AI products....
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Q-CTRL’s software will be available on four leading quantum platforms, including global hardware giant IBM and fellow Sydney challenger Diraq, in another boost for the University of Sydney spinout and...
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The Western Australian government should consider setting an official target for the state’s research and development expenditure, a ten-month parliamentary innovation inquiry has recommended. But it could not agree...
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New laws banning children under a certain age from social media platforms will be introduced in Australia, with age verification technology to be trialed as a way of limiting...
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The Teal independents have backed the Future Made in Australia bill after the government adopted some of their proposed amendments to improve transparency and accountability for funding decisions. The...
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CSIRO’s United States subsidiary will be shuttered later this year, according to the national science agency’s latest corporate plan, as the extent of its massive enterprise services restructure continues...
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A government tender for support running its flagship $1.6 billion research commercialisation initiative has stalled for more than two months after a complaint was made over the process. The...
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Strengthening Australia’s quantum ecosystem, building an export focused biosecurity sector, AI investment, location-based data services and planning for data centre energy demands are key topics for The Industry Papers...
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Female-led startups shine bright in this year’s New South Wales-government backed Techstars accelerator cohort, with 10 of the 12 startups accepted into the program having at least one female...
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Deep tech is at the very cutting-edge, relying on research breakthroughs and significant technical advances to inspire change and build the future products that broaden our horizon. The Translation...