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The big push for 5G networks

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has stepped up its efforts to participate in the upcoming roll-out of 5G networks in Australia by adding Malcolm Turnbull’s former cabinet secretary...

Apple redesign still criticised

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...

UN ranks Aust second for eGovt

Anyone who has watched the series of technology failures across the Commonwealth in the past couple of years – from the Census fail, to ATO outages, to Centrelink’s harmful...

Tech giants unveil open data plan

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...

Shetler: How to fix the MHR

Former Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler says it’s not too late to reset the troubled My Health Record project, and that there are strategies government can adopt...

Huawei assesses cyber threat risk

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei can afford to take a “long view of history” according to the company’s US chief security officer. According to Donald (Andy) Purdy, who spoke to...

MHR legislation contradicts agency

The agency behind the federal government’s troubled My Health Record service is continuing to maintain that it would not hand over sensitive medical information to authorities without a warrant,...

Aust climbs global innovation ranks

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...

Shorten targets the gig economy

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...

Data protection lags data rights

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...

Global push to stop decrypt law

A number of international tech companies, organisations and experts have joined in the fight against the Australian government’s decryption push, saying this would create “severe risks”. A coalition of...

Aussie VC soars, but it’s lumpy

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...

Facial recognition a political problem

The federal opposition and Greens have backed a call from tech giant Microsoft for governments around the world to regulate the use of facial recognition technology. Microsoft president Brad...

Finding balance in digital projects

Businesses must find a workable balance between digital-inspired initiatives and existing technology operations if they’re to avoid the downside of future waves of disruption, according to Verizon Enterprise Solutions’...