Blue Origin, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ ambitious, privately-funded aerospace venture company has formally invited the Federal Government’s nascent national space agency to play a role in its...
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The federal government has quietly released its lukewarm response to the Bill Ferris led Innovation and Science Australia 2030 strategy, offering support for just 17 of its 30 recommendations...
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Conversations around ethics may have always been complex but it’s about to get a lot more complicated when artificial intelligence (AI) gets thrown into the mix. The nation’s chief...
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Australia chief scientist Alan Finkel has proposed an agreed set of ethical standards for artificial intelligence be imposed on companies to protect consumers and the broader economy from nefarious...
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The federal budget did not provide a clear direction or funding path for future of work issues in preparing the Australian workforce for digital disruption, according to shadow minister...
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The federal government has detailed its $2 billion, 12-year national research infrastructure investment plan, marking the “next step of the innovation and science agenda”. The plan is a part...
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The federal government has outlined how it will spend $4.5 million to encourage more women and girls to pursue a career in STEM, with funding going towards a 10-year...
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Australia’s science and innovation community has been dudded by the Coalition’s 2018 budget reform of the R&D Tax Incentive scheme, with much less direct, targeted funding going back in...
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Australia’s national space agency will be up and running from July, but the federal government is yet to decide where it will be based as concerns over its level...
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Data61 has opened the doors to its new Immersive Environments Lab to focus on research and develop in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D web technologies. The...
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While the government’s unveiling of a framework and timeline for an opening scheme marked an important milestone, the hard work is still to come, UK Banking Industry head of...
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If Australia had a more consistent energy policy, Vivid Technology’s strategy to commercialise its technology might have had a different outcome. The company’s Australian subsidiary NewCO2Fuels, which specialises in...
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This week’s federal budget confirmed that government had rejected its own innovation agenda, while changes to the R&D scheme may force early-stage tech companies to move overseas, according to...
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Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget speech did not directly mention the Innovation and Science Australia 2030 Strategic Plan, but the Budget papers do partially address its 30 recommendations, funding big...