Australia can learn from South Korea’s tech success

Australia’s recent attempts to regulate tech giants has done little for the long-term prospects of its national innovation ecosystem. As South Korea shows, there are other ways to achieve these goals.

Supporting technology in Australia’s public sector

There is no silver bullet to improve government technology, but new funding measures will help modernise its systems and services and position the public service for a world of increasing digitalisation and technological competition.

Healthcare sector should reach out to technology scale-ups 

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of technology and opened opportunities for the health care industry, but also showed us that we need to make some critical changes.  

Budget rules erode Australian government’s capacity to embrace technology

Digital technology is intrinsic to government operations and service delivery and the government’s interactions with citizens. The government has to learn to be a smart and savvy manager of technology in a world of accelerating technological competition while overcoming its own fragility and emaciation.

Avoiding the technology trap

At a recent Australian e-commerce summit, Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised technology adoption – rather than domestic innovation – as a means of driving economic returns.

Are you “technostressed”?

As many of us continue to work from home during COVID-19, there’s increasing incidence of “technostress” and “techno-overload” among workers that needs to be addressed.

Hard lessons and soft power

If American policy continues its current chaotic path, COVID-19 will inevitably accelerate existing trends towards nationalistic populism and authoritarian uses of technology.

Surviving in a world of sharper technological competition

The sooner Australia comes to grips with technology’s reshaping of the world, the better we will be able to adapt, act and secure our future within it.

How a month at sea weaned me from technology

Australians spend a ridiculous 10 hours a day on their phones and computers, and while most people can’t take a month at sea to get away from it all, simple steps to ‘digitally detox’ can help us all get our lives back.

Why governments declare war on “big tech”

The Australian government loves to hate on “big tech”, but domestic skirmishes over the amount of power these firms hold and their evasion of tax and moral responsibility have deeper roots and global dimensions.

Schools should help students navigate the rise of ‘smart’ technologies

A UNSW Sydney academic is calling for changes to the education system so that the workers of the future can thrive in a new age of artificial intelligence technology.

Understanding the social impact of new technology

Thought leaders can help make sense of the fears, hype and reality surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning through social research.