Tag: Philip Dalidakis

LaunchVic remakes 500 fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
LaunchVic has learned from last year’s 500 Startups mess, chief executive Kate Cornick said, as the Victorian government body revealed how the funding recovered from the deal will be...

Google opens Melbourne office

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Google has opened a new office in Melbourne as state governments continue to tussle over who will play host to the tech giant’s local headquarters. The new 100-desk office...

Fed Square Apple shutdown fails

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Greens motion to revoke planning amendments for Apple’s highly controversial store at Federation Square has been resoundingly defeated in the Victorian Parliament. The motion was brought forward by...

A tale of two FinTech hubs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government has opted to fund two separate FinTech hubs in Melbourne following an extended tender process. The government announced last June that it would work with an...

Apple exposes Labor divisions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The heated public debate over a secretive deal between tech giant Apple and the Victorian government to build a “flagship” store at Federation Square has revealed internal divisions within...

LaunchVic still a troubled target

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian state opposition has fallen short in its bid to force an inquiry into problems at LaunchVic, the organisation overseeing the deployment of state government’s $60 million innovation...

TAFE’s sign new cyber curriculum

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Educational organisations around the country have signed up to new national standards for cyber security training in an effort to address Australia’s “critical” skills gap. The guidelines ensure a...

Vic funded tech conferences MIA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A large tech conference due to take place in Melbourne this year has been postponed, despite the Victorian government paying for the rights to hold it exclusively in the...

LaunchVic loses another director

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The board member who served as acting chair of LaunchVic for most of this year has quietly resigned from the $60 million government body, the ninth director to depart...