Tag: tech

Gig Guide: NSW appoints new Information Commissioner

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New South Wales’ new Information Commissioner and chief executive of the Information and Privacy Commission is Rachel McCallum, who moves over from her role at the NSW Electoral Commission....

Gig Guide: Victoria appoints new Information Commissioner

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The new Victorian Information Commissioner is lawyer Sean Morrison, who brings senior experience from across the state public sector. Mr Morrison moves from his role as Special Investigator for...

Cyber standards for solar inverters, EV chargers on the way

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New cybersecurity standards for solar inverters, battery storage and electric vehicle chargers are being developed by the federal government to improve the security of Australia’s energy supply, which is...

Gig guide: WA minerals chief to lead $1.8bn innovation fund

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Rebecca Tomkinson, the chief executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy is the new chair of the state government’s $1.8 billion Future Health Research and Innovation...

Additional $50m for BioMedTech commercialisation program

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Digital health accelerator ANDHealth and biomedical commercialisation fund Brandon BioCatalyst have been awarded $50 million to launch another round of their CUREator+ BioMedTech program to support commercialisation and translation...

Tech Policy Design Centre proves its worth to ANU

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The Tech Policy Design Centre has been made a permanent fixture at the Australian National University and will be supported by a new advisory group featuring current and former Australian...

Interim ASCA head Emily Hilder made permanent

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Professor Emily Hilder has been appointed the permanent head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, the Defence accelerator charged with supercharging defence innovation in Australia. Professor Hilder, who has...

Aust-US data access deal comes into effect

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American and Australian law enforcement can now more easily access data stored in each other’s jurisdiction after a landmark bilateral agreement came into effect more than two years after...

Innovation leaders recognised in Australia Day 2024 honours

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Former CSIRO chair Catherine Livingstone and recently appointed CSIRO director Professor Roy Green have been recognised on the Australia Day Honours List for their contributions to science and technology....