Local Tech a Focus in New Industry Department Priorities

Local tech a focus in new Industry Department priorities

Canberra tech firms applaud Australia's new focus on sovereign capability to boost economic security in a challenging global landscape.

Australian AI company welcomes government commitment to sovereign capability

The Canberra-based company has been a champion for the cause of sovereign AI. Photo: Trellis Data. One of Australia’s leading artificial intelligence companies has applauded the Albanese Government’s recognition of sovereign capability as a national priority for the years ahead. In the latest administrative arrangements order for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, a new priority was added as a matter dealt with by the department.…

Local tech sector buoyed by 'sovereign capability' focus

The Albanese government’s nod to sovereign capability as a driver of economic security in its second term agenda has been met by approval from Australian tech firms after years championing the idea. One of the country's leading AI experts has also welcomed the development, as the artificial intelligence ushers in a new economic paradigm and the government comes to terms with the opportunity “We can run an export industry in processing informatio…

A digital transformation accelerated by the "Cloud at the centre" doctrine of the state In the digital age, where data represent a strategic resource, public actors have gradually realized the importance of mastering their digital infrastructures and the sensitive data they host. Whether they are in the private sphere of citizens or in the defence of the state, the public sector wants to strengthen data protection in order to protect itself agai…