James Riley and the InnovationAus team talks to corporate, academic and political leaders about what’s driving the transformation of Australia’s economy toward a 21st Century mindset. InnovationAus is an independent publication that reports on government policy as it affects technology-based innovation across the nation’s growth industries. From mining and agriculture to financial services, MedTech, cyber security and advanced manufacturing. The journalism focuses on the opportunities that align with Australia’s strategic priorities and connects government, institutional researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and the mainstream business community.
Episodes
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
James Carouso spent a long career as a diplomat with the US State Department. He is well known across the region and in Australia. In this episode of the Commercial Disco he talks to James Riley about the International Trade and Arms Regulations (ITAR) regime in the US that has stymied deeper cooperation with Australia on defence and dual-use technologies. He wants a carve-out exemption for Australia.
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
This episode focuses on all things ID management and healthcare. Almost $2 billion was spent over a 10-year period to create the MyHealthRecord program alone, and yet as of 2020 half of all 23 million health records remained empty. The push to use the MyHealthRecord as a way to prove vaccination status presumably must be having some stimulating effect on the increased use of the platform. We examine whether two years of health obsession and online access to every part of life has had a material impact on the number of people and doctors making use of online health records and services. We speak with Amanda Cattermole, CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency about the qualms doctors have around using these types of products and how security is evolving in the medical space.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Australia has been flirting with a nationally consistent identity system since the mid 80s. In this episode of Identity Inside/Out, former NSW minister for customer service and digital government Victor Dominello, SailPoint solution engineering manager Gary Savarino, and InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod discuss why previous attempts at national identity systems have failed and the latest push to institute a national digital identification program. They talk potential use cases for digital identity, as well as some of the security concerns facing the program.
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
This video podcast is the first in the Identity Matters: Digital Identity and the Evolution of the Internet series, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Ping Identity. In this episode, editorial director James Riley speaks to CEO and Founder of Ping, Andre Durand, for a global snapshot to set the scene. What was the original problem that Ping Identity was set up to solve 21 years ago? How has the environment changed in the subsequent years, and what has the impact been of the surge in reusable verified identity?
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
The tables are turned at the Commercial Disco this week. InnovationAus.com editorial director James Riley has just returned from Paris, where he was a guest of the Foreign Ministry of France. Submarines were the elephant in the room, there was plenty of discussion about cooperation in tech in the future. He talks to InnovationAus publisher Corrie McLeod.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
In this episode of Identity Inside/Out, Australia and New Zealand country manager for SailPoint, Nam Lam, Head of Digital Experience for MYOB, Martin Longley, and InnovationAus.com Publisher, Corrie McLeod, discuss how the challenges attracting and keeping world-class talent in a post-pandemic world are impacting identity security programs. With unemployment levels at a 50-year low in Australia, how are organisations driving digital transformation initiatives to improve employee user experience? What are the benefits of a blended approach to talent acquisition and retention? And what do the remote working models of the future look like?
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
A grassroots campaign has been launched pushing for a similar Royal Commission into the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the use of technology and automation within it. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, Centre for Digital Business CEO and former head of the NDIA Technology Authority Marie Johnson discusses why this Royal Commission is needed, what’s going wrong at the agency and how artificial intelligence and automation can be used as a tool for good.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Efforts to build sovereign capability in areas of key strategic importance has become a frontline, mainstream conversation. It is a topic of special interest to Adam Gilmour, the CEO of Gilmour Space Technology, as he builds an orbital launch vehicle on the Gold Coast. In the episode of the Commercial Disco, Adam discusses sovereign capability issues and also gives an update on preparations for the company’s maiden flight.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Paul Levins is a co-founder at EverCase and a principal at Beanstalk AgTech. He was invited to pitch at SXSW 2023 earlier this month and is a long-time contributor to debates on innovation policy. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Paul talks to James Riley about the experience at SXSW in Texas – and what good policy looks like in Australia.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Sarah Pavillard joined the Navy straight out of school, studied electrical engineering and then trained as a weapons engineer. After a lengthy career as a Navy officer, Sarah founded Adroita – a defence consulting company and dual-use technology commercialisation adviser. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, she talks to James Riley about Defence-related challenges and opportunities.