Tag: Cathy Foley

InnovationAus Awards 2023 entry deadline looms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The final deadline for the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2023 is just two weeks away, and we are looking for the nation’s best entrepreneurs, innovators and research translation heroes....

Awards 2023: Patrons Cathy Foley and David Thodey return

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the deadline for nominations and entries to the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence just one week away, we are delighted to announced that Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley and...

$16m innovation challenge to build bushfire resilience

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new $16 million innovation competition co-designed by the Minderoo Foundation has been launched by global not-for-profit XPRIZE to drive development of bushfire detection and rapid response technologies. The...

Productivity Commission backs open access push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Removing the paywalls on research literature would boost Australian innovation, according to the Productivity Commission, which is recommending the Albanese government give consideration to the world-first open access model...

Rod Sims to chair National Data Advisory Council

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former competition watchdog Rod Sims will chair the council tasked with advising the National Data Commissioner on issues relating to the federal government’s new data sharing scheme. Mr Sims,...

Global focus on quantum brings local currency

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
Making quantum leaps in the global economy is only possible with the latest, greatest and most informed guidance.  That’s because emerging quantum technologies involve a new way of thinking...

National quantum strategy with government

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A final draft of Australia’s first national quantum strategy is written and with government for consideration, with a public release expected within weeks. The chief scientist finished the plan...