Tag: Andrew Charlton

Tech and AI: ‘The politics of this is not straightforward’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience Andrew Charlton says the path to prosperity lies in digitising the national economy, and that Australia’s “meal ticket” will...

National data centre strategy talks break cover

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is in early talks with industry to develop a national data centre strategy that helps steer the sector as the immense compute needs of AI workloads...

AustCyber reborn as Australian Cyber Network

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
AustCyber, the former government-funded cybersecurity Industry Growth Centre, has shed its ties with startup incubator Stone and Chalk and been reborn as the Australian Cyber Network. Launched on Wednesday,...

Albanese reshuffle boost for Defence Industry, Cyber and FMiA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy has been elevated to Cabinet in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ministerial reshuffle announced on Sunday, underscoring the central importance of government’s AUKUS-related industrial development...

Andrew Charlton throws support behind blockchain reform

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Blockchain and digital asset technologies should be a priority for government according to federal Labor rising star Andrew Charlton, who on Tuesday likened the potential prosperity gains that would...

Tech is the key to prosperity: Andrew Charlton maiden speech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Delivering the final maiden speech of the Forty-Seventh Parliament, former Accenture managing director and Kevin Rudd economic adviser Dr Andrew Charlton said the government must support the uptake of...

Leveraging METS to build a new technology sector

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s mining industry is among the most competitive and most efficient in the world. It is an area in which Australia has built genuine competitive advantage, and where the...

Can innovation save capitalism?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Self proclaimed ‘zillionaire’ Nick Hanauer says capitalism is in big trouble. The US tech entrepreneur says that wealthy people like him need to rethink the way the world works...

Get over yourself, Australia

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is a very 20th century melancholy hard-wired into the Australian psyche that has stood in the way of global opportunities for digital products and services, according to Alpha...