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• Aussie cyber co’s get $4M boost from AustCyber

  ​Three Australian cyber security companies have today been named as recipients of close to $4 million in funding from AustCyber (the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network).

• First CEO and refreshed board at RegTech Association

  ​Industry body for the burgeoning regulation technology sector – the RegTech Association (RTA) – has appointed a new CEO and two board members.

• Australia's $315BN digital opportunity is slipping away

  'Digital innovation' – encompassing innovation-led productivity improvements of existing businesses and the rise of new digital industries – can deliver $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the next decade.

• Stanford AI Index finds rapid technical progress and industry growth

  ​The number of academic papers containing the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’ has increased nine-fold since 1996, while the number of active (US-based) start-ups developing AI systems has increased by 14 times since the turn of the millennium, according to Stanford University’s inaugural AI Index.

• Industry floats TCP code revisions to reduce red tape

  Communications Alliance seeks to address “information overload” for telecom customers with fresh revisions to the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) code.

• AMTA, ACCAN debate state of mobile coverage

  No government intervention is needed to improve mobile network performance in Australia, according to Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) president Chris Althaus.

• ACS asks how to increase SME trust in cloud

  The Australian Computer Society released a draft discussion paper this week that asks cloud vendors and users how they can help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and not for profits (NFPs) become more confident in using the cloud.

• Second govt public consultation blog goes live

  The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has become the second Federal Government agency to take Government 2.0 to the masses with its [[xref:http://innovation.govspace.gov.au|Public Sector Innovation blog]].

• Local SKA bid looks to Italy, Netherlands for help

  Australia's bid to host the $13 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project has become an international effort with new agreements forged with radio astronomy organisations in the Netherlands and Italy.
  

• DIISR to begin new ICT Infrastructure sourcing

  The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) is to begin sourcing new ICT Infrastructure Support Services from April next year.