Tag: Innovation and Science Australia

Tech visa hits political turmoil

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s flagship innovation visa has been “effectively halted” due to the recent political turmoil in Canberra, with no visas issued more than a quarter of the way...

Day: Less lobbying, more action

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry groups from the tech and startup sectors must focus more on productive services for their members, rather than lobbying government for increased support, according to Innovation and Science...

Digital economy plan set for refresh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government is set to unveil its digital economy strategy in the coming months, but delays in releasing the report have been slammed by the Opposition. The strategy had...

CSIRO moonshot on precision health

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 Report recently proposed a ‘National Mission’ on focused on genomic research that had the ultimate aim to making Australia the “healthiest country on earth”....

Gloves are off: R&D tax debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s science and innovation community has been dudded by the Coalition’s 2018 budget reform of the R&D Tax Incentive scheme, with much less direct, targeted funding going back in...

Budget’s nod to ISA 2030 plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget speech did not directly mention the Innovation and Science Australia 2030 Strategic Plan, but the Budget papers do partially address its 30 recommendations, funding big...

ScoMo greenlights national missions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government is to go ahead with two $500 million, ‘groundbreaking’ national missions that were recommended by Innovation and Science Australia in its 2030 strategy. As revealed in...

Saul Singer on the STEM obsession

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry policy-makers had become “too obsessed” with the importance of STEM skills to the jobs of the future and overlooked humanities at their peril, says Saul Singer, the co-author...

SA on the radar for new investors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
South Australia saw a seven-fold increase in total investment funding during the 2018 March quarter, according the latest funding report from Techboard. The report showed that funding from the...