There’s no denying that Germany is an innovation powerhouse. But what is it that underpins Germany’s ability to consistently innovate across different industries at a rate much faster than...
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The industry portfolio has been given a bit of nip and tuck with the removal of the word ‘innovation’ ahead of the beauty contest that is the looming federal...
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Treasurer and enthusiastic FinTech advocate Scott Morrison is Australia’s new Prime Minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership ballot on Friday afternoon. Mr Morrison won the leadership ballot 45...
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Australia is 27 years into the longest period of continuous economic growth in the history human kind – as measured against an arcane set of dusty metrics – and...
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The next Prime Minister of Australia will be decided on Friday afternoon after the Turnbull government sensationally shut down Parliament and called for a leadership spill, with three main...
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A major cloud is now over the federal government’s tech and digital transformation agenda with a series of resignation offers from key ministers amid ongoing leadership turmoil. With Australia’s...
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The federal government has revealed amendments to the My Health Record service that it says “strengthen its already robust privacy framework” following the launch of a senate inquiry last...
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NSW Innovation and Productivity Council chair Neville Stevens has called for both sides of politics at state and federal to take a bipartisan approach to improving Australia’s overall innovation...
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While NSW leads the nation in startups and venture capital activity, it lags in government investment in R&D and university-industry collaboration, according to the state’s first Innovation and Productivity...
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The Victorian government has funded a blockchain project to secure medical records online, which could be applied to the controversial My Health Record service. It’s part of a $3...
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Intelligence sharing is critical to cybersecurity. Whether through peers or formal networks, organisations and cyber professionals rely on information from others to learn about the latest threats and security...
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Innovation is about change and new thinking. You would hardly know that from the recent AFR Innovation Summit, which featured speakers making the same well-known talking points, including the...
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The boss of Australia’s only “deep tech super incubator” has a simple message for the NSW government following the unveiling last week of plans for a new tech mega...
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Previously funded projects under the Commonwealth’s Rural R&D for Profit program get the chance at follow-on funding as part of round four of the grant program. The government has...