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WEB2 days ago · InnovationAus is an independent publication that reports on government policy as it affects technology-based innovation across Australia. From mining and agriculture to financial services, MedTech, cyber security and advanced manufacturing, the journalism focuses on the opportunities that align with Australia’s strategic priorities and connects government, researchers, investors ...
Privacy Act Review complete after three years
WEBDec 20, 2022 · After three years, the privacy act review commissioned under the Coalition government has been completed and the final report handed to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The Attorney General will now consider the review over the summer and is expected to release it publicly alongside the government’s response in the first half of 2023.The completion of the review comes a full year after the ...
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WEB6 days ago · News - InnovationAus.com. Associate Professor Dr Marina Yue Zhang, Professor Roy Green, Professor Mark Dodgson, AO Dr Marina Yue Zhang, Professor Roy Green and Professor Mark Dodgson Dr Peter Woodgate, William Barrett, Dr Allison Kealy Peter Koval, Benjamin Tag, Greg Wadley and Xanthe Lowe-Brown Professor Marcela Bilek, Dr Yunxia Yang and Dr ...
Gilmour secures federal funding for $157m space facilities
WEBMar 25, 2022 · On Friday the federal government announced it will fund nearly a third of a $157 million Australian Space Manufacturing Network through the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. The Adam Gilmour led space manufacturing consortium has secured federal funding for its $157 space project. The money comes from the co-investment grant program’s largest ...
$18m for emerging tech research at unis, Data61
WEBNov 15, 2023 · CSIRO’s Data61 has commissioned research projects from five universities into the use of emerging technologies to improve health and safety outcomes at potentially dangerous worksites. Prototype projects will be built over five years and be trialed in real-world scenarios with the aim of developing commercially viable products that are “responsible by design”.Data61 is committing $4.75 ...
Attila Brungs named UNSW vice-chancellor - InnovationAus.com
WEBJun 29, 2021 · Joseph Brookes. Senior Reporter. 29 June 2021. Professor Attila Brungs has been appointed as the new UNSW Sydney president and Vice-Chancellor, moving over from the same role at the University of Technology Sydney where he has worked for more than a decade. He will take up the role in January …
Five key questions about Australia’s digital arrival card makeover
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Senate to probe tech sector's 'sovereign capability'
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Parliament will investigate “sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector” over six months next year after David Pocock successfully had the issue referred to the Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday. In a fruitful day for the Independent Canberra senator, he also successfully moved orders for the production of documents about Defence’s data upgrade and personnel in the ...
Chief Scientist renews call for innovation metrics overhaul
WEBThe data and systems used to measure innovation and commercialisation in Australia is no longer working for us, according to chief scientist Cathy Foley, who says our innovation metrics are in need of an overhaul. The same can be said of the data we use to measure university rankings and the success of individual researchers, she says. The shortcomings are standing in the way of improved ...
ServicesAus chief executive Rebecca Skinner retires
WEBSep 12, 2023 · Services Australia chief executive Rebecca Skinner will retire after 30 years in the Australian Public Service. Ms Skinner will officially step down on September 29, after three and a half years leading the government services and welfare agency. Across her extensive public service career, Ms Skinner has served in several roles in the Department of Defence, including as Associate Secretary, as ...