Tag: i4 Connect

Industry department won’t look into procurement ‘bias’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has never checked the books of a supplier it awarded a $31 million commercialisation services contract to, despite an independent audit finding “bias” in the decision...

Audit office to probe Entrepreneurs’ Programme contracts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office will probe the federal government’s flagship industry program, with an inquiry launched into the $140 million in contracts dished out to the delivery partners of...

Entrepreneur Programme hiring spree

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government flagship Entrepreneurs Programme national delivery partners have kicked off a hiring spree, seeking to fill 37 different commercialisation and ‘innovation connection’ positions across all states and...

Entrepreneurs Programme: Familiar faces return

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Of the seven delivery provider contracts worth $140 million awarded by the Department of Industry for its Entrepreneurs Programme, five contracts – worth about $109 million – were with...

Entrepreneur Programme gets $110m revamp

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The...