Ted Pretty has just completed his first acquisition since becoming chief executive officer at ASX-listed secure collaboration specialist Covata. The company announced a week ago that it had entered...
Skills
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A new program has launched in Melbourne aiming to equip female entrepreneurs with the skills and mentorship needed to build successful businesses. SBE Australia, a partner of US-based giant...
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The Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR) have now passed the Senate after a bipartisan show of support for the legislation that formalises the telecommunications industry’s responsibility to protect their...
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LaunchVic has dished out $1.4 million to five programs focusing on supporting first generation migrants and refugees as part of its third round of grants. The organisation, established by...
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Australia may not be a computer science superpower right now, but its future looks bright. An Aussie kids coding organisation successfully broke a world record on Tuesday, bringing nearly 30,000...
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Australia is actively positioning itself to lead the world in driverless car technology and provide testing ground for new innovations. New trials of driverless technology along with accompanying legislative...
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The Senate on Thursday agreed to hold an inquiry into the government’s digital transformation program, with a focus on increased ICT spending and the embarrassing series of technology failures...
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The newly-hatched Sydney School of Entrepreneurship has thrown open its doors to its first 60 students, the latest big ticket investment by the NSW Government to retain the state’s...
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The federal government may still be pondering a formal response to the ‘Three F’ review of the R&D Tax Incentive that concluded nearly 18 months ago, but it has...
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The CSIRO’s data branch Data61 was paid nearly $150,000 for its work on the government’s much-maligned RoboDebt program across three separate contracts, according to questions on notice from the...
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The Opposition has sharpened its attacks on the Victorian government over its handling of the recent 500 Startups debacle and raised questions over the independence of LaunchVic. The issue...
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The female-founder focused SheStarts program launched in January by Sydney-based accelerator Blue Chilli with the aim of supporting a league of extraordinary women has said farewell to its first...
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Freshly-minted seed fund and accelerator Galileo Ventures has plans to raise a $20 million early stage venture capital fund (ESVCLP) targeting student entrepreneurs graduating from university looking to establish...
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Cloud-based business software maker Zoho Corporation stands apart from its Silicon Valley-based tech industry peers, culturally and geographically. At a time when toxic Silicon Valley culture is under an...