Tag: METS Ignited

Mixed reception as PM splits Industry responsibilities

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister’s decision to split responsibility for Christian Porter’s former Industry, Science and Technology portfolio between two existing cabinet ministers has been given a broadly positive reception from...

Final countdown for 2021 Award entries

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Are you one of Australia’s brilliant entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers or commercialisation heroes? We want to hear from you! The clock is ticking toward the deadline for those innovative companies...

Cross-sector tech opportunities for manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Adrian Beer
Whilst 2020 has brought significant challenges, we have seen the manufacturing industry pivot quickly to address short-term needs, particularly around products like PPE. This kickstarted a renewed focus on...

‘Commercial mongrel’ a missing local ingredient

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia must develop a bit of “commercial mongrel” if the nation is to successfully build a thriving technology sector and to assist with the country’s economic growth, according to...

Leveraging METS to build a new technology sector

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s mining industry is among the most competitive and most efficient in the world. It is an area in which Australia has built genuine competitive advantage, and where the...

Industry backs new manufacturing strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Technology and commercialisation sits at the heart of the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, according to the METS Ignited growth centre chief executive Adrian Beer, and that’s a...

Digital: How 5G will boost Big Industry

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The acceleration of digital transformation across industries because of the COVID pandemic and the rapid build-out and adoption of 5G is having a huge impact on the way that...

Mining tech and services is a growth story

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Australia has a post COVID-19 reconstruction engine staring it in the face in the form of the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector which has experienced a demand...