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  • Government funding boost for NICTA

    National ICT Australia (NICTA) has received a major funding injection after the government announced a AU$249.5 million contribution over five years.

  • Time to labour for IT

    Remember the Labor Partys "Knowledge Nation" IT manifesto unveiled in the last federal election? It died a natural death. Will the party's communications and information policies for the October federal election suffer the same fate?

  • Both sides of ACA, ABA merger

    ACA and ABA merger is nothing but a "token exercise."

  • ICT industry gets $308 million boost

    The Australian Government has pledged $308 million in ICT funding as part of the $5.3 billion new science and innovation package, announced by the outgoing communications and IT Minister, Daryl Williams, today.

  • Killing BITS could leave fledgling ICT in pieces

    Early-stage information technology companies in Australia could be starved of vital funding if the government kills off a key industry development program, a tech venture capitalist has warned.

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  • Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

    An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

  • Time to labour for IT

    Remember the Labor Partys "Knowledge Nation" IT manifesto unveiled in the last federal election? It died a natural death. Will the party's communications and information policies for the October federal election suffer the same fate?

  • Part II: Lundy vs. Williams

    This is the second part of our Q&A series between IT Minister Daryl Williams and his political foe, Kate Lundy. To read Part I, please click here.

  • Face off: Lundy vs. Williams

    Communications minister Daryl Williams and his political foe Kate Lundy debate on a wide range of issues, including three most pressing problems facing Australia's ICT industry.

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