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Digital Economy: Everything old is new again

The Morrison Government has announced a $1.2 billion package as part of the 2021-22 budget under the strapline ‘Digital Economy Strategy – Delivering a modern and digital economy to...

Games sector tax incentive ‘levels playing field’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia based game developers will receive a 30 per cent tax offset on qualifying expenditure, as part of the federal government’s $1.2 billion digital economy package announced Thursday. The...

AUSMIN and the Indo-Pacific’s digital future

Posted on   |  by Claire McFarland & Brendan Thomas-Noone
The response to COVID-19 is having a transformational effect on the use of digital technologies in Australia, the United States and many other parts of the world. But the...

Govt ‘missing in action’ on digital SMEs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More needs to be done to help Australian SMEs improve their cybersecurity and digitisation, with the government’s handful of policies in the space so far proving underwhelming, the Labor...

Digital economy gets renewed focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Industry department has quietly created a new Digital Economy and Technology division within AusIndustry, falling under deputy secretary Elizabeth Kelly. The renewed Industry focus on the digital...

Digital standards are key: ASEAN

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Politicians, regulators and industry heavyweights from across south-east Asia converged on Sydney this week to foster digital trade in the region. The Digital Trade Standards Workshop is the culmination...

Digital economy plan set for refresh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government is set to unveil its digital economy strategy in the coming months, but delays in releasing the report have been slammed by the Opposition. The strategy had...

Facial recognition a political problem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...

Ed Husic and the Future of Work

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor’s spokesman on the digital economy Ed Husic has become a fixture in the innovation and startup sector in the past couple of years. He is a pragmatic original...

Cities policy key to digital economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In the fast evolving digital economy, smarter cities policy will drive the nation’s ability to both innovate and compete in global markets, as well as provide the platform for economic...