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WEBSITEthe critical technology race?Who is leadingThe Critical Tech Tracker covers 64 critical technologies spanning defence, space,
energy, the environment, AI, biotech, robotics, cyber, computing, advanced materials
and key quantum technology areas. It provides a leading indicator of a
country’s research performance, strategic intent and potential future science and
technology capability.
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As one of the most highly anticipated events on the calendar for the national security community, the 2025 ASPI Defence Conference will be a timely opportunity for policy makers, political leaders, government officials and industry innovators to debate defence strategy, national resilience and regional security.

Everything seems to be accelerating: geopolitics, technology, security threats, the dispersal of information. At times, it feels like a blur.  But beneath the dizzying proliferation of events, discoveries, rivalries and unravellings, there are deeper trends that can be grasped and understood through conversation and debate.

That’s the idea behind Stop the World, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s podcast on international affairs and security, launched in April 2024. Each week, we cast a freeze-frame around the blur of events and bring some clarity and insight on defence, technology, cyber, geopolitics and foreign policy.

The Sydney Dialogue 2025

The Sydney Dialogue attracts the world’s top thinkers, innovators and policymakers, and focusses on the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and security. TSD has become the place where new partnerships are built among governments, industry and civil society, and where existing partnerships are deepened. 

Date: 8-9 October

Location: Sydney, Australia