Tech Policy
Design Institute

The Tech Policy Design Institute (TPDi) is an independent, non-partisan, think tank dedicated to tech policy. We work with government, industry, civil society, and academia to shape technology for the benefit of humanity.

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Quotes from politicians welcoming TPDi’s establishment as an independent think tank since January 2025

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TPDi Co-Founders Zoe Hawkins and Johanna Weaver 

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Launch: Tech Policy Youth Ambassadors Program

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Policy Spotlight

Tetris for Australia’s Future: aligning our national AI priorities

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China + Tech

In the next deep dive into tech and geopolitics, Johanna Weaver sits down with Tim Coghlan, an Australia global tech and China economy analyst living in Beijing.They talk about geostrategic competition, from the perspective of China. Tim talks about how China has embraced AI, even down to the neighbourhood running track.

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The Tech Policy Design Institute acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.