Nick Hanauer is that zillionaire guy from Seattle who upset a bunch of people at his local zillionaire’s club a couple of years ago by running a campaign to...
Startups
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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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An Australian startup has taken out the top prize at the prestigious European startup pitch fest Slush, securing a €650,000 investment. CareMonkey, which is a health and safety electronic...
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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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Malcolm Turnbull was keen to talk up the promise of closer economic ties to Indonesia ahead of his whistle stop trip to visit to Jakarta this week, for talks with...
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Vocus Communications’ may have signed on to a 50:50 joint venture to build a new US$120 million undersea fibre-optic cable between Australia and Singapore, but don’t expect that to...
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In the months before Myanmar’s first widely-contested general election in 25 years this past Sunday, aid groups and local entrepreneurs were working overtime to solve a problem that is...
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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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The NSW Government has opened discussions with the Commonwealth to better exchange data between governments to improve digital service delivery, according to the recently-appointed secretary of the Department of...
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Last week’s InnovationAus.com Open Opportunity Forum in Sydney was a wide ranging affair, featuring federal government ministers, business leaders, departmental secretaries, academics and data scientists. It was clear from...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said “tell me once”, should be a principle that applies right across government adding that the role of the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) will...
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Assistant Minister for Innovation, Wyatt Roy and Assistant Minister for Science, Karen Andrews spoke this morning at the first InnovationAus.com Opportunity Forum in Sydney. See main article here. Assistant ministers they...
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Looks like a tech bubble. Walks like a tech bubble. Is a tech bubble.* That seems to be the quickly developing school of thought in the United States, where...