01 September 2017

Embracing Australia’s digital futures

Priority must be given to preparing Australian industry and society to be leaders and fast followers in the emergence and development of digital futures. Australia’s productivity and competitiveness relies on an innovative industry sector that embraces research, technological innovation, and local and international collaboration.

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Australia’s digital futures

Today’s digital technologies, including the Internet, fixed and mobile broadband, and cloud services, are having a significant societal and economic impact within Australia. They are also acting as the basis of a newly emerging set of foundational technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, machine learning and autonomous systems. These emerging technologies will disrupt every aspect of the economy including every industry sector.