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Ed Husic, who has forged grassroots links with tech businesses and groups, has warmly embraced the recently formed Tech Council of Australia.

The federal government will commit a further $67.2 million in this year’s budget to the digital identity application, myGovID.

Tony Katsabaris, Adobe’s managing director for the public sector in the Asia-Pacific region, discusses ICT procurement in the age of digital disruption with The Mandarin.

This week, public sector discussions centre around artificial intelligence and how technology will shape the jobs of the future. Research suggests future jobs will require people skills more than high-level engineering and maths, as most people will work with technology, rather than build it.

The Digital Transformation Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Information Industry Association, promising closer collaboration with members of the industry group and promotion of its events and activities.

Data61 and Defence Science and Technology group have been jointly recognised at a national IT industry awards night for designing a convenient way to easily switch between multiple computers while keeping them separated on secure isolated networks.

A new survey finds few Australians who are impressed with the way government agencies at all levels use technology in service delivery, and almost all think more uptake of digital transformation will improve things.