The senate committee report on the contentious Research and Development Tax Incentive changes has been delayed and won’t be handed down for another three months. The Economics Legislation Committee...
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The latest ever announcement of Australian Research Council funding has placed Australia’s innovation system “at risk”, according to the federal Opposition. And industry lobby Science and Technology Australia says...
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No stone has been left unturned by successive Australian governments in seeking to understand the weird alchemy that enables successful research collaborations between university and industry partners. It’s not...
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The parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing the highly contentious encryption bill has found itself in the political cross-hairs, with the government claiming it is dragging its feet while industry...
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People advocating greater government involvement in directing university research programs should be careful what they wish for, according to CSIRO chief executive officer Larry Marshall, who warns this may...
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Artificial Intelligence ethical and legal frameworks, together with the struggle for local industry growth, were all key talking points at the AI Policy Strategy Session (PDF) held as part of...
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Shadow industry minister Senator Kim Carr has accused the Morrison Government of robbing Peter to pay Paul over a decision to spent $134 million to improve student access to...
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Australian governments at all levels must work together to foster “innovation precincts” and in the process improve public-private collaboration and commercialisation, according to a new report. The federal Industry...
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Of all the great challenges facing Australian policy-makers in trying to build a better functioning innovation ecosystem, finding ways to encourage the successful commercialisation of university-based research has proved...
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A data-collecting drone and a fish identification technology are two recent projects that demonstrate the commercial importance of collaboration between public sector research and the private sector, Industry Minister...
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Industry Minister Karen Andrews has confirmed that the federal government’s Digital Economy Strategy is on track for release before the end of the year. The publication of the strategy...
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Controversial changes to the R&D tax incentive are “ill-advised” and would do “untold damage to large sections of the Australian innovation community”, according to submissions to a Senate inquiry....
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Industry and government may need to consider more ways to increase the growth rate of STEM qualifications, a new report released by Jobs for Queensland has warned. The findings...
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Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews says Australia needs to address where the skills shortages are now before the country looks to importing labour. This is one of...