Next generation software is dependent on the concept of 'where,' driving the need for more accurate and available geospatial information, Spatial Industries Business Association chief executive David Hocking says.
Rowland: A telco expert enters Parliament
In a week in which the National Broadband Network has been a core issue debated in the Federal Parliament, a maiden speech has revealed that another tech-centric member has joined the House of Representatives.
NBN an 'affront' to competition law: Turnbull
Without a cost-benefit analysis, there was no justification for the massive investment in the National Broadband Network, shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has told reporters in Canberra.
Global DSL market to remain vibrant
Despite steady growth in worldwide sales in the fibre to the home market, research group Ovum says DSL technology remains a slightly larger and vital global battleground for major broadband access vendors.
Smart technology for problem gamblers: PM
The Government will investigate the use of a variety of "pre-commitment" technologies, including the possible use of a biometric fingerprint, to help track and curb the losses of problem gamblers, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.
'No interest' in demolishing NBN: Turnbull
Shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has "no interest" in demolishing the National Broadband Network, and if the Coalition were to form Government before then NBN is completed, it would make the best possible use of the infrastructure already built.
NBN 'too expensive' says world's richest man
Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helu says the Commonwealth's optical-fibre National Broadband Network seems over-priced at $43 billion and that Government should focus on a mix of technologies that includes fibre, wireless and copper.
Internet filter still looms large: Patten
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has denied the Government plan to introduce internet filtering legislation was a waste of time or money, despite not having the numbers in the Senate to get it passed.
Lundy to prime PM's Gov 2.0 engine
The technology sector's profile got a big promotion within the Gillard Government when ACT Senator Kate Lundy was elevated into a Parliamentary Secretary role. It's in her nature these days, it seems, she takes the industry with her wherever she goes.
Conroy on front foot on NBN, reforms
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has rejoined the fray in the growing battle over broadband in Australia, telling the World Computer Congress in Brisbane that there are times when Government's have a responsibility to step in and shape the nation's future.
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