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24.01.2022 The government has launched another review of the research and development tax incentive, this time looking at improving customer experience and the controversial compliance activities. The department is now looking for feedback on the experience of interacting with the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) scheme, including through the use of tax consultants, as well as the efficiency of the current registration process, the guidance materials and difficulties with compliance activities.

22.01.2022 https://buff.ly/39878Fw Google has joined Facebook in threatening to withdraw its services from Australia if legislation introducing a media bargaining code is passed by Parliament. The final code unveiled and introduced to Parliament late last year will require the tech giants to enter into final offer arbitration if they cannot reach a revenue sharing deal with an Australian publisher for the use of its content within 3 months.

22.01.2022 The federal government has unveiled an $800 million digital business package, but more than half of the funding is going towards following through with a 2018 budget promise to consolidate business registers. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday announced the JobMaker Digital Business Plan, a funding package aiming to drive Australia’s economic recovery.

20.01.2022 The federal government will pour a further $250 million into its digital identity program, more than doubling the amount spent on the troubled scheme since it was started more than five years ago. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday that $256.6 million would go towards GovPass, the whole-of-government federal program that aims to eventually provide identity verification across a range of government and private sector services.

19.01.2022 The Australian National University’s Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt talks about lessons learned after its devastating data breach in 2018 and explains why cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility.

16.01.2022 The CSIRO’s COVID-19: Recovery and Resilience report published earlier this month is a great summary of the role of science and technology in creating value, and in identifying the areas of opportunity in Australia for driving the economic recovery.

16.01.2022 Put it in your diaries! Budget Insider returns - online! Hosted by the InnovationAus team with special guests Matt Crozier CEO of Bang the Table and Prof Roy Green Chair for UTS Innovation Council. If you are up for some seriously fun chat and a deep dive into the budget speech and what it might mean for our industry, register now - it's only a week away! https://buff.ly/36gCmco

15.01.2022 A Bankstown Airport-headquartered startup, AMSL Aero, has officially launched its electric air ambulance, the Vertiia. The vertical takeoff and landing (or VTOL) vehicle a flying car is under development through a two-year CRC-P project, supported by a $3 million grant. It is led by AMSL, with partners CareFlight, University of Sydney and Mission Systems.

15.01.2022 The gig economy is in crisis and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the last two months, Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine said. On Monday night an UberEats rider died following an accident on a road in Sydney’s CBD. He is the fifth delivery rider to die on Australian roads in just the last two months.

14.01.2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation and Australian rocket startup Gilmour Space have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the aerospace giant to join a previously-announced and Gilmour-led CRC-P project to build composite cryotanks for space. Northrop Grumman Australia chief executive Chris Deeble said his company aims to lead industry support in developing Australian sovereign space capabilities to help meet the needs of defence and realise the Australian Space Agency vision.

13.01.2022 Iconic Australian software company TechnologyOne has earned a ‘Protected’ level security assessment through the Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) program, significantly raising the federal government cybersecurity posture at no cost to the budget. The company is the first enterprise software to achieve Protected credentials under the Australian Signals Directorate-administered IRAP program.

12.01.2022 Not content with his planned $1 billion investment in solar power and pumped hydro storage at Whyalla in South Australia, steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta has flagged an even bigger push to turn the region into a green industrial powerhouse.

12.01.2022 The NBN Australia has yet to be completed, the cost is now $57 billion, and the Coalition has announced a new plan for the NBN that does not withstand scrutiny. In short, it is a lemon, and a very expensive one at that. NBN Co’s Corporate Plan FY21 and media release of last week continues in the fine tradition set by NBN Co over the past six years. Only a cursory glance is needed to rank this vision for the NBN right up there with worst of political nonsense.

11.01.2022 The sudden rise in remote working due to COVID-19 has driven strong interest in encryption. Business-critical and sensitive data that previously traversed only secure corporate networks is now being carried over the internet to and from the homes of employees.

10.01.2022 Australian civil and digital rights and legal groups have met with the US government to discuss the proposed expedited data-sharing deal between the two nations and push for better privacy and transparency protections.

10.01.2022 It has been widely reported that the MyGov update will take on a social media Facebook like look and features. The ‘beta’ version certainly has a Facebook vibe to it. Before examining the details of this, it is important to remember that in a democracy, there is a sacred compact between citizens and government. That compact is based on trust and transparency.

09.01.2022 Australia has a chance to be ahead of the curve and get the settings right to prevent the further invasive collection of data in professional sport, according to Professor Toby Walsh, the chair of a new working group looking at the issue. As part of the Minderoo Foundation’s push into big tech regulation, an expert working group has been put together to deliver a discussion paper on the use of data in professional sport, in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science.

08.01.2022 There needs to be a return to Australia’s reformist zeal around tech and innovation and a move away from the current hands-off approach, according to shadow innovation minister Clare O’Neil. Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Ms O’Neil argued for renewal not repair from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on new engines for growth, such as innovation and technology, and significant reforms to immigration with a focus on skilled talent and high-growth businesses.

08.01.2022 The Australian Federal Police has made cybercrime a central priority for 2020 and beyond, ratcheting up cybercrime operations as the force confronts COVID-themed cyberattacks, as well as an increase in the volume and belligerence of cyberattacks by state-based actors. AFP Commander of Cybercrime Operations Chris Goldsmid outlines the expansion of the AFP’s operational approach to cybercrime in the latest episode of the Verizon Age of Trust podcast series.

06.01.2022 Google’s former top quantum scientist John Martinis, who helped the tech giant achieve quantum supremacy, has joined Australian startup Silicon Quantum Computing, lending significant validation for its approach to the technology. Professor Martinis has already travelled to Sydney, completed two weeks’ COVID quarantine and will start work on Wednesday with Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), a startup founded by 2018 Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons, staying for at least the next six months.

06.01.2022 Don't forget, tomorrow marks the first AUSCL online book club event: Where sci-fi meets its match! The perfect unwind and online gathering for bookish types who love science and fiction. Sign up today so you don't miss out!

05.01.2022 Register now for Budget Insider 2020. If you are up for some seriously fun chat and a deep dive into the budget speech and what it might mean for our industry, join us via a zoom webinar at 17:30 on Wednesday the 7th of October. Hosted by the InnovationAus team with special guests Dr Catherine Ball Assoc Prof at ANU (Engineering and Computer Studies), Matt Crozier CEO of Bang the Table and Prof Roy Green Chair for UTS Innovation Council.

05.01.2022 The South Australian government has doubled down on its push into the space sector, partnering with industry to send a locally designed and manufactured satellite into orbit. Announced by Premier Steven Marshall, the so-called SASAT1 Space Services Mission marks the first time that a state government has embarked on a space launch project.

04.01.2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged that fresh changes to the government’s controversial plan to cut $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive will be included in next week’s budget. Legislation currently before Parliament makes a series of reforms to the research and development tax incentive (RDTI), amounting to a $1.8 billion cut over the forward estimates.

04.01.2022 The primary goal of the billion-dollar, seven-year project to redevelop the tech system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments would likely not be achieved, while Services Australia had not appropriately managed the cyber risk or prepared to migrate the crucial data, the audit office has found.

03.01.2022 Direct grants for research collaboration and commercialisation will be on offer as part of the federal government’s new $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, which is squarely targeted at specific priority sectors including space and critical minerals. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil the Modern Manufacturing Strategy at a pre-budget address to the National Press Club on Thursday afternoon, a plan he will say is aimed at making Australia manufacturers more competitive, resilient and able to scale.

02.01.2022 What works & what can be improved when selling to government? Let us know. Responses will be kept anonymous & the findings published & available for download at InnovationAus in Dec. Survey closes Monday Nov 30. #sovereigncapability

02.01.2022 Cybersecurity threats are having a huge impact on all industries across the public and private sectors with wide-ranging effects on trust, the economy, and creating a host of identity and privacy issues. Could these threats be what unites public and private sectors to help them build a more resilient Australian economy?

02.01.2022 Australian Computer Society chief executive officer Andrew Johnson has confirmed he will leave the organisation next month, ending weeks of uncertainty over the future leadership of the society.

02.01.2022 If you are up for some seriously fun chat and a deep dive into the budget speech and what it might mean for our industry, join us for the Budget Insider 2020 - Lockdown Edition webinar at 17:30 on Wednesday the 7th of October. Hosted by the InnovationAus team with special guests Matt Crozier CEO of Bang the Table and Prof Roy Green Chair for UTS Innovation Council. Don't miss out. https://buff.ly/3ijCMkG

01.01.2022 Enjoy great insights & have an interest in innovation policy? Then Budget Insider 2020 is perfect for you. We'll be pulling apart Frydenberg's speech & putting it back together while playing spot the new science & innovation policies that impact our industry. Register now - it's next week! https://buff.ly/3kO2bo0