Tag: Rob Fitzpatrick

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Budget wish-list: R&D tax certainty

Reform of how Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme is administered for startups sits at the top of the Budget wish-list for two peak tech industry groups. The Australian Information...

AgTech a winner at iAwards 2017

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Another year and another group of Australia’s most innovative companies have been recognised for their excellent work at this year’s Australian Information Industry Association’s prestigious iAwards. AgTech startup The...

MacGibbon on DTA’s security role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The recently powered-up Digital Transformation Agency could be given stronger powers of governance over cyber security in federal tech projects in the wake of the infamous ABS Census night...

Where to now for troubled AIIA?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The election of a new board at the Australian Information Industry Association – and the release of its financial statements at annual general meeting ten days ago has stirred...

AIIA’s new chair to tackle deficit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association has a new chair, elected at its annual general meeting in Brisbane on Thursday 3 November. He is John Paitaridis, universally known as JP,...

Gov’t tech creds are now in tatters

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There must, surely, never have been such an exciting time to be Malcolm Turnbull. The Prime Minister has been desperately keen to focus the attention of the nation squarely...

Turnbull adds innovation Grunt

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull committed before the election to make only minor changes to his ministry. And true to his word, as ministerial reshuffles go, the post-election changes announced...

Machine voting to ease leg work

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
One outcome of the election on July 2 has been a collective frustration with how long it has taken to learn the result; though it is incorrect to call...

Election 2016: Where to now?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With Australia having entered a faux election campaign, the time is ripe for a faux election preview. InnovationAus.com has been out testing the temperature of the ‘innovation electorate’ to...

New game, new plan for AIIA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association was overdue for a reboot when new Chief Executive Rob Fitzpatrick took over two months ago. In the time since, he has been on...