Legislation addressing the deployment of emerging technologies in Australia is “so far behind we don’t even know how far behind we are” according to Law Council president Fiona McLeod....
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While official numbers are still being tallied following the Queensland state election over the weekend, it’s confirmed that Minister for Innovation Leeanne Enoch kept her seat in the electorate...
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Brisbane is winning a reputation as one of the world’s premier hubs for biomedical research, with scientists at QUT, QIMR Berghofer and Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute all working...
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Although government has begun to embrace digital transformation, there’s still some way to go. Eventually, disruption will transform not only the way government delivers services, but also the way...
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He won’t thank me for saying so, but Freelancer.com chief executive Matt Barrie seems remarkably chill. He has a view of the mainstream Australian economy that suggests we’re all...
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The government will next year force banking, energy and telco companies to provide digital data to consumers in a scheme that will later include government-funded sectors and agencies. Legislation...
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South Australia is to get a new game developers co-working space in Adelaide courtesy of a $2 million state government grant to Canberra-based gaming sector incubation specialist Game Plus....
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Nuclear facility inspectors wary of getting a bit of glow on after dark have help on the way as researchers delve into using AI-assisted robots to do the radiation...
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The Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) may have good intentions in trying to promote and facilitate the need to build smart cities infrastructure, but it might need to look...
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There is one week to go before the curtain goes up on StartCon, Australia’s largest and most important conference and expo aimed at the ecosystem of entrepreneurs and investors,...
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The rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and bring-your-own-app (BYOA) is causing a fundamental shift in the way we think about corporate security, said Gil Kirkpatrick, chief technical officer at identity...
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Fifty-two city councils across the country have been handed a cut of $28.5 million for new projects under round one of the federal government’s $50 million Smart Cities and...
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There’s no argument that the world is in the middle of a major inflection point, as digital disruption changes industries, government and the way people work. However, as author...
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Celebrity businessman Mark Bouris has been tapped by the Feds to chair a new Small Business Digital Taskforce, joining a star-studded corporate line-up of advisers to come up with...