Tag: Industry department

Treasury takes control of small business policy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Small business policy and programs responsibility has been moved to Treasury from the Department of Industry as part of a Machinery of Government rearrangement. The Administrative Arrangements Order, signed...

Tech portfolios are where the bodies get buried

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does it say about this government’s attitude to science and technology that the Prime Minister ‘buries’ his two most controversial Cabinet members by giving them tech-heavy portfolios, regardless...

Deloitte to deliver R&D tax incentive platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new platform for the delivery of the federal government’s research and development tax incentive will be launched next year, with consulting giant Deloitte landing a $1 million contract...

Industry dept adds email subscriptions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Industry department has launched an email subscription service following concerns about a lack of transparency and access to consultations. Labor raised concerns earlier this year that the Department...

Under-the-radar BRII program surfaces

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Industry department’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative has been on a slow burn since it was announced as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda in December 2015....

MoG changes bury innovation focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The machinery of government changes announced by Scott Morrison on Friday does nothing to boost the profile of innovation policy within his government and more likely will have the...

DTA Marketplace: work in progress

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Digital Transformation Agency chief digital officer Peter Alexander concedes that robust criticism by SMEs of the Digital Marketplace is not unreasonable. Mr Alexander says the underwhelming recent findings of...

Grant competition to attract SMEs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Department of Industry steadfastly refuses to call it a procurement policy or an industry development program, but the Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) is a new...