Category: InnovationAus

Cryptography and security experts have welcomed the federal government’s new international digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate, saying it should be used across the country instead of other, less privacy protecting offerings. A swathe of government ministers announced on Monday morning the introduction of the international COVID-19 proof of vaccination digital

Labor on Monday put forward a bill which would require ministers to report within a month when they approve grants rejected by their departments or when they award grants in their own electorates, after a string of rorting scandals. The Opposition said the new law would curb the use

The federal government will pay Irish-domiciled consulting multinational Accenture nearly $60 million to develop a “permissions capability” platform which will initially serve to digitise incoming passenger declaration forms. In mid-September the Department of Home Affairs announced that Accenture had won a lucrative contract to deliver a “permissions capability” for

Australia’s Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, Silicon Quantum Computing chief executive Michelle Simmons and Defence chief scientist Tanya Monro will headline an InnovationAus panel discussion on the industrial development opportunities of the submarine program at 10 am on Tuesday 19 October. The Australian

More than $124 million in new funding for artificial intelligence research and industry development support allocated in the federal budget in May is still locked up inside the Industry department, with no clear signal on how and when it will be rolled out. The Australian Information Industry Association says

Net zero emissions by 2050 is the minimum target Australia needs to improve its economy, according to Andrew Liveris, who has urged the federal government to commit to the long-term target and a 2030 mark as soon as possible. Mr Liveris, a former chief executive of Dow Jones, helped

Freshly-minted Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has appointed Kathryn Fagg – one of Australia’s most experienced company directors – as chair of the national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Ms Fagg, a chemical engineer by training, has been appointed for a five-year term,

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has likened proposed changes to the Critical Infrastructure Bill to the fire codes and building regulations that are in place to protect people and assets from fires – saying the nation is facing clear threats from ransomware and cyber attacks. Responding to the concerns

The agency administering Australia’s data sovereignty scheme won’t say when it became aware of a foreign company’s plan to acquire Canberra-based cloud provider Sliced Tech or whether the acquisition had any impact on the local company’s new government clearance. Global consulting giant Deloitte last week announced it had acquired

A branch staking scandal in Victoria has forced a shake-up of the powerful federal security committee, with Labor putting forward a new member and deputy chair who will need to be approved by the Prime Minister. Federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne has resigned as the deputy chair of the

The federal government released its Digital Economy Strategy 2030 in May this year, declaring a vision that Australia would be “a leading digital economy and society by 2030”. We’ve been here before. In 2011, the Labor Government released its National Digital Economy Strategy, with then-Minister for Broadband, Communications and

COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates can now be integrated with the Service NSW app, allowing users to confirm their status when they check in to venues with a single app. The feature is available state-wide from Friday and follows a short trial in regional areas. Previously, New South Wales residents