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Led by KJR, the Indigenous Australian Datathon (IAD) is coming back for its fifth consecutive year in Cairns, from the 31st of October to the 2nd of November 2025!
We’re pleased to be listed on the National AI Centre’s AI Directory, a platform showcasing Australia’s AI capabilities across industries and technologies.
We are enlightened to announce our Platinum Partnership with the Next-Gen Visitor Economy CRC, an initiative to reshape Australia’s business operations and planning, tourism, productivity and service quality through AI, smart technologies, and sustainable business models.
Euan Currie’s Ski Cross journey mirrors KJR’s core values. From high-performance training to overcoming adversity, his drive for progress aligns with how KJR approaches technology and client success: always pushing forward, always improving. Excellence, for both, is about showing up better than yesterday.
In partnership with the Goondoi Rangers, KJR deployed its Drone-in-a-Box (DiaB) platform – an off-grid, solar-powered, and remotely operable drone system – to gather critical data, monitor flooding, and support safety assessments from a distance
For the first time in Australia, Leader Security and KJR deployed advanced AI-powered drone technology at Skyfire 2025, revolutionising event security and setting a new benchmark for technology-driven surveillance.
The technology industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with new innovations and breakthroughs being introduced at an unprecedented rate. However, one major problem that has plagued the industry is its lack of diversity, particularly when it comes to women. Women make up just a small percentage of the tech workforce, and this has serious implications not only for the industry itself but for society.
KJR is working closely with two of Australia’s leading tech industry associations, ACS and AIIA, to aid in the industry’s continued growth and development.
We’re proud to announce KJR’s partnership with the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) to run the Australian Government’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, a key initiative to enhance online safety for young Australians.
KJR’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr Mark Pedersen, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Artificial Intelligence Ethics Committee.
The Indigenous Australian Datathon (IAD) is coming back for its fourth consecutive year in Cairns, from the 1st to the 3rd of November 2024!
Spearheaded by KJR and in collaboration with tech pioneers, communities and universities, IAD is set to create waves of innovation uniting Traditional Owners, technologists, data professionals, start-ups, and students in an extraordinary quest to revolutionise the future of Australian communities.
KJR met with ACT Senator David Pocock in Canberra of the back of KJR’s submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee on ‘Supporting the development of sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector’.





