澳大利亞從預算中享有驚人的比特幣和其他技術

澳大利亞在預算中令人驚訝地冷落比特幣和其他技術，因為整個興奮令人失望。

Australia’s Labor Party has surprisingly snubbed Bitcoin and other tech in its budget as all the hype came crashing down in a disappointing fashion. While most countries are gravitating towards Bitcoin and other technologies, the lack of a mention left Australians with dismay.

澳大利亞的工黨在預算中令人驚訝地冷落了比特幣和其他技術，因為所有炒作都以令人失望的方式崩潰了。雖然大多數國家都吸引了比特幣和其他技術，但缺乏提及使澳大利亞人感到沮喪。

In the week before Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his Labor’s third budget on Tuesday and the traditional Thursday night sequel from opposition leader Peter Dutton, expectations were not high about a change in the government’s stance on technology in the coming election year. Both parties had been talking up the tech industry, with topics like how to capitalize on the AI boom, discussing how to protect Australians from scams and what needs to be done to crackdown on cybercrime among others.

在財務主管吉姆·查爾默斯（Jim Chalmers）週二交付工黨的第三次預算和反對黨領袖彼得·達頓（Peter Dutton）的傳統續集之前的一周，人們對未來選舉年政府對技術立場的變化的期望不高。雙方都一直在談論科技行業，例如如何利用人工智能繁榮，討論如何保護澳大利亞人免受騙局的侵害，以及為鎮壓網絡犯罪而需要採取的措施。

However, most of the concerned parties understood that there would be a sense of realism in their pre-election budget. They needed to talk about things that would sway voters to their side like tax cuts or energy prices. But while the expectations were quite low, the budget week still managed to surprise most, worrying even the most devoted optimist in the tech industry.

但是，大多數有關方都知道，他們的選舉前預算中將有一種現實感。他們需要談論會將選民揮之不去的事情，例如減稅或能源價格。但是，儘管預期很低，但預算週仍然設法使最令人驚訝的是，即使是技術行業中最敬業的樂觀主義者也是如此。

Australia’s parties cuts Bitcoin and other tech in budget

澳大利亞的聚會在預算中削減了比特幣和其他技術

One of the core notes to mention is that tech was not a winner in the Labor Party budget. The budget did not exactly make any major cuts in other aspects, so one cannot say it was downright bad. But the party did not allocate any new spending to the aspects that were mentioned in the budget.

要提到的核心筆記之一是，技術不是工黨預算中的贏家。預算在其他方面並沒有完全削減任何重大削減，因此不能說這是完全不好的。但是該黨沒有將任何新支出分配給預算中提到的方面。

The new round of funding for the cryptocurrency regulator, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, and the eSafety Commissioner were largely continuations of last year’s programs. Annuities will also be phased out over the next four years, and the government is cutting back on tax breaks for research and development.

加密貨幣監管機構，澳大利亞財務投訴機構和ESAFETY專員的新一輪資金在很大程度上是去年計劃的延續。年金還將在未來四年中逐步淘汰，政府正在減少研究和發展的稅收減免。

The narrative was not any different two days later when a disappointed Peter Dutton unveiled his own budget. Having promised to open up new areas of the economy, he highlighted artificial intelligence (AI), automation, space, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, and biotechnology without a clear explanation of how he would achieve it.

兩天后，失望的彼得·達頓（Peter Dutton）推出了自己的預算，敘述並沒有什麼不同。他承諾要開放新的經濟領域，他強調了人工智能（AI），自動化，空間，網絡安全，納米技術和生物技術，而沒有明確解釋他將如何實現它。

The biggest complaint about the budgets is the failings in acknowledging artificial intelligence, with none of them discussing how to boost the technology or make it safe for Australians. Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) chairman John Pane expressed his disappointment.

關於預算的最大抱怨是承認人工智能的失敗，他們都沒有討論如何提高技術或使其對澳大利亞人安全。澳大利亞電子邊境（EFA）主席約翰·潘恩（John Pane）表示失望。

“Australia remains the last signatory [to the Seoul AI Summit Declaration] to stand up an AI Safety body or regulator,” Pane said.

帕恩說：“澳大利亞仍然是[首爾AI峰會宣言]的最後一個簽署人，以站起來，以站立AI安全機構或監管機構。”

Many were waiting for an update on the AI Safety Institute that the country promised to establish in May 2024, but they were left disappointed when it was not mentioned. It is also quite concerning that the country has yet to release its plan for AI regulation, let alone implement it. Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic mentioned in January that the government was on the verge of rolling out its AI regulation, but he has gone quiet on the issue.

許多人都在等待該國承諾在2024年5月建立的AI安全研究所的最新消息，但在沒有提及時，他們感到失望。同樣令人擔憂的是，該國尚未發布其對AI法規的計劃，更不用說實施該計劃了。科學和工業部長埃德·哈西奇（Ed Husic）在一月份提到，政府即將推出其AI法規，但他在這個問題上已經安靜了。

Quantum computing and other sectors also miss out

量子計算和其他扇區也錯過了

AI was not the only sector that was ignored by the budget, with quantum computing not even seeing as much as a mention. In addition, there was no mention of any spending on the government’s flagship tech policies, the teen social media ban, or the news media bargaining incentive (known as the tech tax).

AI並不是唯一被預算忽略的部門，量子計算甚至沒有提及。此外，沒有提及政府的旗艦技術政策，青少年社交媒體禁令或新聞媒體討價還價激勵措施（稱為技術稅）的任何支出。

Cybersecurity was only mentioned about previous spending, with $60 million used to help small businesses protect themselves from data breaches.

網絡安全僅在以前的支出中提到，用於幫助小企業保護自己免受數據洩露的範圍，使用了6000萬美元。

Cyber Director at cybersecurity firm NSB Cyber, Evan Vougdis, expressed his disappointment towards the budget and its lack of note on cybersecurity.

網絡安全公司NSB網絡網絡Evan Vougdis的網絡總監對預算和缺乏網絡安全性表示失望。

“The Federal Budget for 2025 treats cybersecurity as background noise,” Vougdis said.

Vougdis說：“ 2025年的聯邦預算將網絡安全視為背景噪音。”

He added that the government needs to change its approach and take more decisive actions in the sector. Another big loser in tech is the research and development (R&D) space. Mr Husic noted last month that Australia’s investment in R&D had been plummeting, adding that the trend must stop. But the budget released this week showed that the government would wind back tax breaks for R&D by $640 million in the next four years.

他補充說，政府需要改變其方法，並在該部門採取更具決定性的行動。技術的另一個大失敗者是研發（R＆D）領域。 Husic先生上個月指出，澳大利亞對研發的投資一直在下降，並補充說趨勢必須停止。但是本週發布的預算表明，在未來四年中，政府將為研發減少6.4億美元。

A spokesperson for Husic also mentioned that the federal government has made core investments in the tech sector, noting the $500 million earmarked for PsiQuantum to build the world’s first quantum computer in Brisbane which was announced last year.

HUSIC的發言人還提到，聯邦政府已經在技術領域進行了核心投資，並指出了5億美元用於Psiquantum，以建造去年在布里斯班建造世界上第一款量子計算機的核心投資。

“In just the last few weeks, our $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has invested almost $100m in world-leading Australian tech companies across quantum, AI and cybersecurity,” the spokesperson said.

發言人說：“在過去的幾週內，我們150億美元的國家重建基金已向Quantum，AI和網絡安全的澳大利亞科技公司投資了近1億美元。”

The spokesperson also earmarked the feat the government hopes to achieve in the next five years in the tech sector.

發言人還指定了政府希望在未來五年內在技術領域實現的壯舉。

“We have spent our first term laying the foundation for a thriving tech sector, setting a target of 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030, establishing first national strategies for robotics and quantum.”

“我們已經花了第一學期為蓬勃發展的科技領域奠定了基礎，到2030年為120萬個科技工作設定了目標，建立了第一家機器人和量子的國家戰略。”

Funding for key regulators restored after last year’s cuts

去年削減後恢復了主要監管機構的資金

One of the reliefs in the budget was the restoration of funding for the regulator, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC). The Privacy Commissioner had

預算中的浮雕之一是恢復為監管機構（澳大利亞信息專員辦公室（OIAC）辦公室）恢復資金。隱私專員有