Tag: innovation

WA scaleups find ways to stay local while growing overseas

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Despite the relatively small size of Western Australia’s tech market, many locally founded startups are choosing to scale their businesses from the state, as the local innovation ecosystem continues...

Chevron bankrolls WA govt GreenTech hub, Fraunhofer study

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has founded a new GreenTech hub and grants program backed by fossil fuels giant Chevron, with some funding already committed to a feasibility study on...

CSIRO launches $19m Aus-India circular economy accelerator

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The CSIRO on Tuesday revealed details on its new accelerator program for late-stage startups and small to medium-sized enterprises with innovative circular economy technologies. The national science agency is running...

Merger reform to restrict growth of big tech power

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Big tech merger proposals that “entrench, materially increase, or materially extend a firm’s position to substantial market power” could soon be grounds for rejection, as the federal government releases options for...

Ed Husic all quiet on the quantum EoI front

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has declined to comment on reports of a ‘secret’ process designed to accelerate Australia’s acquisition of a quantum computer, saying instead that he...

NSW to hold ideas summit for innovation policy reform

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The reset of New South Wales innovation policy will get underway early next year at an ideas summit for industry, universities and all levels of government. Collaboration, diversity and...

Popular NSW grant program gets reviewed a second time

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A second review of the popular MVP Ventures program is underway just weeks after the grant was saved from the scrap heap by the New South Wales government, leaving...

$30m On Farm Connectivity program gets underway

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has launched its On Farm Connectivity Program in a bid to boost the productivity, growth and sustainability of Australia’s primary industries using smart farming technology. Equipment...