Tag: innovation

Voting now open for InnovationAus People’s Choice Award

Posted on   |  by David McClure
With the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence finalists now locked-in for 2024, the voting has now opened to the public to find a worthy winner of the prestigious People’s Choice...

CSIRO delivers nanotech suit prototype

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A protective suit made of ground-breaking nanofibre technology has been developed by the national science agency to shield Australian troops from chemical and biological threats. The prototype suit, which...

SA research and innovation fund under review

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
South Australia’s research and innovation fund is under review for the first time in six years, with the state government looking to gauge whether it stacks up against programs...

Gig Guide: WA appoints first innovation advisory board

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has appointed 11 members to its first innovation advisory board, bringing in entrepreneurs, academics, investors, consultants, and the state’s recently departed director of innovation. Charlie Gunningham,...

Uncertainty grows as NSW awaits innovation blueprint

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The NSW government’s slow-moving innovation blueprint is creating uncertainty in the startup capital, according to the opposition, which says entrepreneurs and investors need policy certainty to thrive. Industry and...

Growing calls for Defence to seed a dual-use tech fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian and US Defence departments must forge closer innovation ties to counter China’s technology growth, including jointly backing dual-use breakthroughs with a new venture capital fund, according to a...

WA inquiry backs state R&D target, split on chief entrepreneur

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government should consider setting an official target for the state’s research and development expenditure, a ten-month parliamentary innovation inquiry has recommended. But it could not agree...

CSIRO set to close only US-based office

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO’s United States subsidiary will be shuttered later this year, according to the national science agency’s latest corporate plan, as the extent of its massive enterprise services restructure continues...

WA commits $30m to entice VC funds

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government on Thursday announced it will invest $30 million into venture capital funds looking to set up in the state if they support local startups in...