Editorial: Australia’s National Artificial Intelligence Plan
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Editorial, AI, Artificial Intelligence, National Plans, Australian Government
Abstract
As with many countries in the world that are primarily technology takers, rather than technology leaders, Australia is seeking to address the issues for its place in the global digital ecosystem and to identify, and then realise, the opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) may bring. On 2 December 2025, the Australian Government published its much-awaited National Artificial Intelligence Plan. In our editorial, we broadly summarise the Plan and discuss some initial reactions to it. We hope to revisit the subject in 2026 to find out how the Plan has fared at that stage. Also, we outline the eight technical papers published in this issue. In personnel changes, we note the resignation of the previous Editor-in-Chief.
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Jim Holmes, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Director of Incyte Consulting
Leith H Campbell, Editor-in-Chief
Dr Leith Campbell has spent more than 40 years in the telecommunications industry, both in research and development and as an international consultant on telecommunications regulation. He was the Managing Editor of this Journal for 2021-2024.
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