Tag: Matt Barrie

Whistle while we wait: AI and the shock of the new

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
If some of the world’s most zealous tech leaders are to be believed, 2027 is going to be a pivotal moment in human history. It’s the year the world...

Australia is making a mess of its industry response to AI

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
There is chatter going around the Australian software sector that the federal government has conducted extensive polling to gauge Australians attitudes to generative AI. The chatter says the polling...

A Future Made in Australia: The devil is in the execution

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australia’s median house price reached another record high of $1.113 million this week, ($1.6 million in Sydney) representing an annualised rate rise of more than 7 per cent, despite...

We need an overarching innovation strategy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tuesday’s budget saw technology elevated to new importance. But it lacked the bold bets and overarching strategy needed to support Australia’s new economies, according to innovation experts, who have...

Crowdsource talent to cut consultancy ‘fat’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian governments could tap into millions of highly qualified experts and slash consultancy “fat” by opening up their tender process to crowd sourcing, Freelancer chief executive Matt Barrie says....

Tech gets mugged by political reality

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Friday’s opening keynote at Startcon was a trip down memory lane. All that fresh air and optimism and Malcolm on stage, you would be forgiven for thinking it was...

In 2019, we’re a banana republic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In 1986, then Treasurer Paul Keating said that Australia risked becoming a third-rate economy – a ‘banana republic’ – if it allowed the sophisticated industrial side of the country...

Tepid reaction to tech spending

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As the Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered the final flourishes on his election budget speech last night, the pragmatic negativity among delegates at InnovationAus.com’s third Budget Insider event was setting...