Australia Needs Clear AI Policy and Targets, Says Business Council of Australia
Australian Financial Review
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- 31 May 2025
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Industry needs clear national AI goals, regulatory certainty and much faster approvals for new data centres, according to the peak industry group.
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The Business Council of Australia emphasizes the urgent need for a government-led national AI strategy to prevent the country from falling behind in global AI development. The report 'Accelerating Australia’s AI Agenda' highlights critical areas such as AI adoption, regulatory measures, and infrastructural advancements, urging the acceleration of data centre approvals and calling for ambitious, globally-significant missions. This advocacy for a coherent AI policy framework aims to position Australia as a leader in AI by 2028, reflecting significant implications for both national and global AI policy discussions, especially regarding the technological and infrastructural readiness needed to mitigate potential AI risks.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorJun 2, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginThe Business Council of Australia has warned the country risks being left behind without a clear, government-led national artificial intelligence strategy that includes faster approvals for new data centres, plans for a skills transition and globally significant moonshot missions.In a report,Accelerating Australia’s AI Agenda, to be published on Monday, the peak industry group highlights six key areas, including AI adoption, skills, regulation, infrastructure, data, and research and development, in which it says Australia needs a clearer vision in a bid to become a global leader by 2028.Loading...Paul Smithedits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.Connect withPaulonTwitter.EmailPaulatpsmith@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIBusiness Council of AustraliaBusiness ITEUCommonwealth BankTelstra CorporationAtlassianMatt ComynSydneyUSACanvaUKFetching latest articlesThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)Trump attacks on unis leave international students in limboRachael BoltonHow failed architect David Gonski became the chairman of everythingGonski rejects one-year term idea for directorsIt’s his fitness-bro network that keeps this MD running ultra marathonsLife & LeisureCould the updated Tesla Model Y break Musk’s sales slump?This tour of Sri Lanka proves there’s no place like home‘The pub life’: How hotel barons keep it in the familySarah PettyIn Pictures: May 2025Inheritocracy bad for nation; How Allan Myers rules; AI could kill WFH