Tag: Industry department

Search begins for quantum growth centre operator

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has begun accepting pitches from quantum computing companies to establish the Australian Centre for Quantum Growth, almost six months after the initiative was funded. A grant...

Advice, admin for Industry Growth Program to swallow $105m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Advice and admin costs will swallow more than 25 per cent of the Industry Growth Program’s $392 million budget, leaving $105 million less in funding for early-stage commercialisation grants....

Fostering mission-driven industry excellence

Posted on   |  by Dr Nigel McGinty and Professor Tanya Monro
The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...

Govt uses ‘secret’ EOI in search for quantum computer

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has quietly approached a small number of local and foreign quantum computing firms for information about their offerings as part of an accelerated plan to acquire...

Bridging the funding gap between industry and Defence

Posted on   |  by David Waterhouse
The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...

FifthDomain takes out Cyber Award for talent platform

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Canberra-based firm FifthDomain has taken out the Innovation2023 Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity for its innovative efforts to address the skills gap in the sector. The InnovationAus 2023 Awards...

Software dominates RDTI claims

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Nearly half of the registrations for research and development tax breaks in Australia are now for software, but the government will persist without a specialised scheme for the sector...