It is telling that the freshly-minted Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt this week publicly offered his “full support” to CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall. These words...
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While the ASX has tightened the rules for back door listings, tech companies are still wriggling through, because access to other sources of capital remain scarce. Decision support software...
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Google Australia has released a report quantifying the benefits to the economy of its many free apps. It reckons that “by connecting consumers and businesses and providing productivity tools,...
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After almost six years of operation, the Australian Institute for Innovation (a2i) has closed its doors, having reached the end of its operational funding. The think tank formed in...
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Professor Roy Green is one of Australia’s foremost thinkers on innovation ecosystem policy. And like the rest of us, he’s feeling slightly deflated. The University of Technology Sydney Business...
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With the Ministry sworn in and the Shadow Ministry appointed we complete the transition from an election period back to normal government. It is also the point at which...
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s self-described ‘Dream Team’ of an expanded Shadow Ministry is a mixed bag for the tech industry. The elevation of Jim Chalmers to Finance and Michelle...
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Cybersecurity threats and expenditure are growing massively, with the emphasis moving strongly to business issues. That’s the key issue to come out of the fourth annual Asia Pacific RSA...
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If the innovation flavour of the Turnbull Government was in its early days all about startups and software entrepreneurs, the tone of the Prime Minister’s new ministry points toward...
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Liberal rising star Josh Frydenberg has had environment added to his energy portfolio. And it makes sense that the two are combined into one ministry, given how closely related...
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An injectable biomaterial that can aid in the regeneration of damaged body tissues such as cartilage, spinal cord and bones will reduce the need for and risks of open...
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Things just got significantly weirder for the new economy. And whatever perceived good that had been extended to the startup end of the innovation sector has now been reigned...
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Innovation may be the love-child of technology and creativity, but the focus is often fixed firmly on code and computers, leaving genuine creativity to fend for itself. This is...
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Discussion about climate change and renewable energy was almost totally absent from the 2016 election. This is remarkable, given that it can reasonably argued to be the biggest issue...