Tag: Productivity Commission

PC raises alarm on govt’s comparative advantage bets

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Productivity Commission is challenging a foundation of the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda, arguing Treasury is inappropriately using an oft-cited economic theory as grounds for interventionist...

Gig Guide: ACS appoints permanent chief executive

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Computer Society has appointed Josh Griggs as its permanent chief executive after a six-month stint acting in the role. Mr Griggs stepped into the role following the...

Why is our future (made in Australia) so disconnected?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The Prime Minister’s speech, A Future Made in Australia, has made a splash. Jennifer Hewett in the Australian Financial Review starts her column by commenting on the catchiness of...

PC casts doubt on Australia’s ‘activist’ AI support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Productivity Commission believes Australia is not well positioned to produce its own advanced artificial intelligence models and doubts the productivity benefits of “activist government ‘sponsorship’” across the AI...

Can we build a regulatory digital twin?

Posted on   |  by Síobháine Slevin and Marina Yastreboff
The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) commits $15 billion for the diversification and transformation of Australia’s industry and economy. The government has also promised a multi-million investment in responsible AI...

PC on notice to give more ‘constructive’ advice

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued the Productivity Commission its first ever statement of expectations, requiring the 25-year-old institution to take a “broader perspective” on policy by factoring in emerging...