ARM Hub Welcomes National AI Plan

BRISBANE - ARM Hub welcomes today's National AI Plan, which delivers practical AI deployment support for Australia's industrial sector, sovereign capability, and safety guidance.

The plan provides $29.9 million for the AI Safety Institute and more than $460 million across existing AI programs, with coordination of Australia's AI adoption efforts through the AI Adopt Centre network.

The plan's three goals align directly with ARM Hub's work: capturing AI opportunities through practical deployment, spreading benefits across Australian industry, and keeping businesses safe as they adopt new technologies.

"The plan strengthens how Australia supports industrial AI adoption," said Professor Cori Stewart, ARM Hub CEO and Founder. 

"By coordinating the AI Adopt Centre network under NAIC and maintaining the $17 million AI Adopt Program, it ensures SMEs get practical support to deploy AI without the barriers larger companies can overcome. ARM Hub delivers that support across sectors including advanced manufacturing, medical technology, defence, clean energy, metal fabrication, and even enabling technologies like robotics and embedded AI."

The plan directly supports ARM Hub's industrial work in several areas:

Coordinated adoption support: The National AI Centre's expanded role coordinating all four AI Adopt Centres strengthens ARM Hub's focus on industrial applications while improving national consistency. The plan brings the $17 million AI Adopt Program under NAIC oversight, enhancing support for SMEs implementing AI.

Practical skills development: The plan emphasizes TAFE and workforce programs alongside research institutions, recognising that floor managers and production staff across industrial sectors need AI confidence to succeed in an AI-enabled economy.

Sovereign capability: The plan's investment in local infrastructure and the GovAI framework addresses security concerns for industrial businesses working with robotics and AI, providing clarity for companies investing in advanced technologies.

The plan also establishes the AI Safety Institute to monitor, test and share information on emerging AI capabilities, risks and harms, supporting regulators as AI becomes embedded in industrial production systems and supply chains.

ARM Hub's AI Adopt Centre continues supporting industrial businesses nationally through practical guidance, data infrastructure support, and connections to Australia's broader AI ecosystem, helping companies access national programs and scale their innovations.

ENDS

Media Contact
Mike Woodcock
Communications Director, ARM Hub
E: Mike.Woodcock@ARMHub.com.au
P: +61 411 969 248