Potentially ground-breaking and pioneering intellectual property from Australian research is now publicly available for the commercially astute to evolve into the market, thanks to the launch of IP Australia’s...
Research
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I cannot escape a ringing truth running through my mind, the old adage “doing the same thing and expecting better results”. Through all my years in the business world,...
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Everyone following the discussion on innovation policy in Australia knows that skill development in the STEM subject areas is mentioned by everyone as being critical. Particular emphasis has been...
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With the fate of the Australian Technology Park now largely decided, the local innovation sector should be getting itself organised now for a campaign to keep the Powerhouse Museum...
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October 30th saw the release of a significant report from the Office of the Chief Scientist, Boosting High-Impact Entrepreneurship in Australia, charged with the objective of addressing the role of...
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Culture, capital and commercialisation of research would form the backbone of the upcoming Innovation Statement, according to one of its principal architects Wyatt Roy. In a speech opening the...
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Ren Zhengfei, the enigmatic founder and chairman of China’s most successful international company Huawei Technologies is a hard man to pin down. He has only ever given a handful...
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Consensus is brewing that Government should not scrap, but instead streamline and focus, the research and development (R&D) tax incentive scheme in order to get more bang for its...
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Atlassian’s late-entry to the tender process to buy to the Australian Technology Park has ultimately come to nothing, with NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes yesterday awarding the sale and...
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If you believe the Australian Financial Review’s Phil Coorey, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to restore funding to Australia’s flagship ICT research and commercialisation agency, Data61. And...
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The Universities’ website The Conversation has carried two posts recently, by Michael Brown and Merlin Crossley, examining the NHMRC and ARC. Both express concern about the processes and outcomes...
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Australia has been chastised by the chief scientist for being slow to harness entrepreneurship as a driver of economic growth, with universities facing particular criticism. But a number of...
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The enthusiasm which Assistant Minister for Innovation, Wyatt Roy, is investing into his portfolio is most welcome. In particular, his willingness to get out into the market to give...
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Whatever the government has planned for its Innovation Statement – expected before Christmas – it will almost certainly contain some long-term thinking around research funding and how it is...