Tag: Australian Information Industry Association

AIIA, ACS and Engineers seek single voice

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Three of the nation’s most powerful technology-related associations are in talks on formalising collaborative arrangements that would allow the tech industry and its professionals to present a single voice...

Tech giants launch SME support platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new website has been launched offering free services from global tech giants for Australian businesses trying to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian Information Industry Association...

Digital disruption the APS should have seen

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Canberra’s mandarins must be going into Christmas wondering what just happened; major departments have disappeared (merged) and secretaries sacked with more changes to come. However, the signposts were there...

AIIA appoints new policy chief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech sector needs a more effective and influential voice in Canberra to avoid further “unintended consequences” in government legislation, according to the AIIA’s new policy advisor. Simon Bush,...

AIIA closes its Canberra office

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...

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...

When delivery is a DTA disgrace

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is more than three years since the then-Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the creation of the Digital Transformation Office, detailing a bright future of better government services, delivered...

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...

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...