The first sitting week of the new Parliament starts next Tuesday, and in this episode of News Wrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes preview the policy priorities for the new term.
This week the InnovationAus editorial team discuss the machinery of government changes that shifted delivery agency Services Australia to the Department of Finance, and prospects of Australia joining Horizon Europe - the world's largest research fund - as an associate member. Plus everything else that happened this week.
Australia has some big decisions to make as policymakers look for ways to extract the maximum productivity value from artificial intelligence across the economy, while also building a sovereign industry. Vault Cloud CEO Rupert Taylor-Price has been a long-term advocate for local industry, and is one of the clearest thinkers on technology issues.
This week was all about artificial intelligence and the national productivity debate. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley to talk through the stories behind the headlines.
On this episode of the Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod talks to DigiCert chief executive Dr Amit Sinha about post-quantum threats, exploding machine identities and shrinking certificate lifespans, that are converging into a “perfect storm” for digital security leaders.
Tendertrace co-founder and chief revenue officer Luli Adeyemo has just returned from a successful trip to London Tech Week. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, she talks about the company's plan to expand into the UK market later this year, and explores why London Tech Week is such a powerful event on the international technology event calendar.
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Galileo Ventures co-founder and partner James Alexander puts forward a $5 billion, five-pillar strategy for developing sovereign AI capability and a strong local AI industry.
The NSW and Queensland governments both delivered budgets this week, and both states unveiled substantial programs within the tech and innovation communities. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry covered both.
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, editorial director James Riley talks to PEXA chief technology officer Eglantine Etiemble about the evolution of the company from a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) initiative into a listed company processing more than 90 per cent of property transactions in Australia.
In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks to Koki Mashita about the intersection of climate action, sovereign capability and the innovation economy.
On this episode of the Commercial Disco, editorial director James Riley talks with Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally Ann Williams about the need to address a fragmented policy landscape and switch on procurement as the most powerful tool of industrial transformation.
Australian Computer Society chief executive officer Josh Griggs discuss the importance of building sovereign AI infrastructure and capability, and says it will take a $2 billion to $4 billion investment to achieve this.
In the episode of the Commercial Disco, ACTU assistant secretary talks about managing the impact of AI in the workplace. Early engagement with workers is key to extracting maximum value from the new technology.
In this episode - James Riley talks to InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry about the news of the week, from Allegra Spender proposing a revenue-based Digital Services Tax, to AWS plans for $20 billion in spending and the Treasurer's big, beautiful focus on productivity.
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton tells James Riley that Australia has reached "a fork in the road" and that the government's Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) has arrived at an opportune moment.
In this episode of the InnovationAus.com News Wrap podcast, host James Riley discusses the big news stories this week with editor Justin Hendry, including the latest from Industry minister Tim Ayres on AI.
In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks with Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres about artificial intelligence opportunities, and his priorities for the next three years.
In this episode of the InnovationAus.com News Wrap podcast, host James Riley discusses the big news stories this week with editor Justin Hendry, including Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres' opening address at the AFR AI Summit.
New South Wales Senator Dave Sharma and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, and Treasury, joins James Riley on the 'Commercial Disco' podcast to discuss his new role and the challenges ahead for Australia’s innovation and productivity.
Infosys global CTO Rafee Tarafdar discusses the need for AI education and employee literacy with InnovationAus.com’s publisher Corrie McLeod on this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast.
In this episode of the InnovationAus.com News Wrap podcast, host James Riley discusses the big news stories this week with senior reporter Joseph Brookes, including the shadow ministry lineup.
In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, host James Riley discusses the big news stories this week with editor Justin Hendry, including new industry and innovation minister Tim Ayres’ first speech.
In this Commercial Disco podcast hosted by Corrie McLeod, publisher of InnovationAus.com, Verizon’s vice president for Asia Pacific, Rob Le Busque and ABC’s Hamish McDonald unpack the escalating risks tied to these technological pillars, emphasising their vulnerabilities and the urgent need for resilience in an era of relentless change.
Government procurement is not always straight-forward or inclusive of the home-grown tech sector. In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks to David Elliot in his new role as chair of the Australian Information Industry Association’s Domestic Capabilities policy advisory network (PAN) about procurement, FMiA, the definition of an Australian company, and what's on the new minister's to-do lists for the early months of their tenure. Mr Elliot is also chief executive of Canberra-ba...
Improving federal government technology procurement outcomes. In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks to David Elliot, chief executive at Canberra-based software engineering firm Agile Digital and a local industry leader in policy discussions about fostering domestic capability in the technology sector.
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Gilmour Space Technologies crew after two scrubbed launch attempts in the past week. In this episode, co-founder Adam Gilmour talks through the technical issues, and provides an update on how the company will fix the issues.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his new ministry on Monday. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, James Riley and Justin Hendry discuss the key appointees who will help drive key tech policy levers for Labor's second term - including AI, cybersecurity, digital and telecommunications – and the implications for the tech sector.
In this episode of Verizon's Securing AI podcast, Robert Le Busque, regional vice president for Asia Pacific at Verizon, and Dr Huon Curtis from the Tech Policy Design Centre discuss the growing importance of Large Language Model firewalls for Australian businesses. They highlight the risks generative AI poses to sensitive enterprise data and how LLM firewalls can safeguard it by controlling data flow and ensuring compliance. These safeguards are particularly crucial in sectors like telecommunic...
If we spend an extra million dollars on cybersecurity, are we a million dollars safer? This is a question Louise McGrath, Head of Industry Development and Policy at Australian Industry (Ai) Group, often hears from her members as they battle to keep costs down while securing their future with innovation. She discussed these issues with Chris Novak, Head of Cybersecurity Consulting at Verizon, in the latest episode of Verizon’s Securing AI podcast series. Moderated by InnovationAus.com publisher C...
Strategic implementation and responsible usage are at the core of the impact of generative AI on businesses. In the first episode of a two-part podcast series, Advancing Business in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Sunil Senan, Global Head of Data, Analytics, and AI at Infosys discusses the shift from digital-first to AI-first strategies. Following the success of large language models like ChatGPT, businesses of all shapes and sizes are experimenting with the potential application of similar ...
