Tag: Industry department

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...

Industry dept cancels $440m in MMI grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost half the grants offered under the largest stream of the former Morrison government’s flagship manufacturing grants program have been withdrawn by the federal Industry department. In a $440...

Govt hunts commercialisation contractors for $392m program

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has put out a call for contractors to help deliver its $392 million commercialisation program, seeking around 20 individuals to deliver advice and help with grants...

Sovereign AI key to Australia’s robotics success: Researchers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia must significantly lift its investment in robotics-related artificial intelligence research to build out a sovereign robotics industry, according to 14 of the nation’s leading experts in the field....

Govt mum on $15bn NRF investment return

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government remains tight lipped on the target rate of return for its $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, despite an interim figure surfacing ahead of the introduction of...