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AIIA closes its Canberra office

The Australian Information Industry Association, the 40-year-old vendor-led peak body representing the tech sector, has quietly shuttered its Canberra office, losing two of its most senior executives in the...

Fragmentation in the tech sector

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When the Christchurch terror attack took place on March 15, it didn’t take long for the New Zealand tech sector to put out a uniform condemnation of the terrorist...

Push for budget innovation revamp

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech sector has called for a major revamp of the government’s innovation policy agenda so Australia can “reap substantial economic benefits”, with hopes riding on the upcoming budget....

AA laws are killing us overseas

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The industry campaign to force urgent amendments to controversial encryption legislation has moved up a notch, with the nation’s largest tech sector advocacy group saying the laws render Australian...

R&D advisory no longer meets

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The advisory body set up by the government to steer the Research and Development Tax Incentive has not met for more than 18 months, despite making major changes to...

‘Tech wreck’ senate report this week

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A senate report into the federal government’s delivery of IT services will be handed down on Tuesday in the wake of another troubled tech project being shut down last...

Budget wish-list: R&D tax certainty

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Reform of how Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme is administered for startups sits at the top of the Budget wish-list for two peak tech industry groups. The Australian Information...

DTA MoU is easy ‘to tear up’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Digital Transformation Agency access and marketing agreement signed with a Big Tech industry group was “ridiculous” and the “easiest thing to tear up” for an incoming government, according...

Senate tech inquiry now underway

Posted on   |  by James Riley
New technology alone is not enough to deliver on the promise of digital transformation in government, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) says in its submission to the Senate...

Thodey: More work needed on jobs

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Australians cannot just rely on government to set policies and frameworks if the country wants to be prepared for the impact of technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation...