Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says Australia is in the grip of “evangelical fervour” regarding the Internet of Things. But analysis shows the nation is still in explorer mode. Speaking...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) announcement of an inquiry into “whether or not to declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service” is a timely reminder that the...
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If you think that you have to be in Sydney or Melbourne to successfully launch that business idea of yours, you can’t be further away from the truth. What’s...
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Australia looks like throwing its lot in with the UK-originated Hypercat Alliance as a technology standard for the Internet of Things to support the development of smart cities. Hypercat...
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Agricultural technology – AgriTech – has the potential to give Australia a $100 billion agricultural industry by 2030, says a new report. That’s a doubling in size in a...
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The Digital Transformation Office’s newly-launched Digital Marketplace creates a mechanism for government to buy more local technology, but some baked-in attitudes about tech vendors may also need to be...
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In a country where debates about innovation policy tend to be about city-based issues, it is noteworthy and significant that local AgriTech companies won four of the nation’s most...
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Since Telstra announced a $246 million impairment on its video startup investment Ooyala, views have ranged from the difficulty it reveals for Telstra shifting from a telephone to a...
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Melbourne academic and telecommunications specialist Mark Gregory has joined InnovationAus.com as a columnist. His views will appear regularly. Dr Gregory is well known in the industry for his passion...
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Malcolm Turnbull and Ziggy Switkowski’s ever-moving, ever-changing NBN Co has released its 2017 Corporate Plan. Once again, the company has bombarded readers with so many numbers that it’s hard...
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into documents leaked from NBN Co could galvanise politicians from both sides of Parliament to put a stop to this dangerous effort to...
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It is fair to say that the Australian Government’s road to joining the multilateral Open Government Partnership has been long and somewhat tortured. But with the October 31 deadline...
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Australia’s 40 universities are hotbeds of innovation. They are constantly generating good ideas, based on new research activity across a broad range of disciplines. Government research agencies also generate...
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Small businesses and startups need to lift their awareness of intellectual property issues and lock down IP early to protect their grey matter assets, according to the IP Australia....