Cameras able to detect foreign pests just a few millimetres in size are the latest weapons being used to stop biosecurity threats from entering the country, thanks to new technology coming out of the capital.

Australian advanced machine learning company Trellis Data has successfully delivered a claimed world-first machine learning system alongside the Department of Agriculture designed to improve the nation’s biosecurity measures.

Growing Canberra tech firm Trellis Data is set to take its cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) platform to the world after securing a significant capital injection, including $3 million from the CSIRO’s innovation fund.

The IT industry has long been dominated by men, but with digital technologies becoming more prevalent, there’s never been a better time for women to consider a job in the tech sector.