Government News

The expansion of Australian tech workforce to 935,000 in February represented an achievement of  78% of the Government’s 2030 target of 1.2 million tech jobs.

The ACSC has released a joint advisory to highlight a recently discovered cluster of activity “associated with a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor”.

The Government will provide $7.35m to the Norfolk Island Regional Council (NIRC) for upgrades to its telecommunications network.

The Regulatory Technology round of the BRII has granted close to $5m for five Australian companies to develop new digital technologies.

Minister for Foreign Affairs has appointed Brendan Dowling as Australia’s next Ambassador for Cyber Security and Critical Technology.

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts has announced a tender for a new IT managed services provider.

Conduent Business Services has been awarded a new 15-year contract to operate and improve Victoria’s public transport ticketing system, myki.

The MfE is seeking expressions of interest for a digital solution to help the Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP) collect, store, and analyse greenhouse gas data and associated documentation.

The ACCC has welcomed $58 million in funding to complete the setup of the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) over the next two years.

The ACMA has taken action against Sinch Australia Pty Ltd, Infobip Information Technology Pty Ltd and Phone Card Selector Pty Ltd.

CSIRO has launched a free program aimed to support SMEs in the health and medtech sectors.

The Government will make over $2 billion investments in digital and ICT including modernisation of outdated legacy platforms and IT systems.

Although Australian technology workforce is currently booming, the sector has seen a shrinking share of women.

The NSW Government will “expedite the need for a digitally secure” version of personal information and has begun NSW Digital ID (Beta) trials.

The Qld Government will boost the state’s digital economy growth with $200 million investment over the next three years.