Tag: Roy Green

AI infrastructure debate needs nuance and consultation

Posted on   |  by Belinda Dennett
With so much global activity, it is both logical and encouraging to see increased recognition of the role and importance of data centres as essential digital infrastructure. Australia has...

Govt must rise to its Innovation Blueprint ambition

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new state plan for a decade of innovation in NSW has identified gaping holes in strategic industries, funding and talent, while floating ambitious policy options to close them....

NSW Blueprint is a good start, but more work required

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 represents an important effort to articulate a strategic vision for innovation in Australia’s most populous state. With clear goals, measurable targets, and specific action...

Australia’s renewables can power AI and slash energy costs

Posted on   |  by Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, and Roy Green
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes everything from healthcare to productivity, it’s triggering a global scramble – not just for data and chips, but for electricity. Can Australia’s renewable...

Trump’s IRA retreat an ‘opportunity’ for Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A President Trump order halting funding from America’s $557 billion climate and industry program will be limited to climate change mitigation and electric vehicles programs, the Whitehouse clarified overnight,...

What now for Industry, Innovation and Science Australia?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s peak advisory body on industrial policy, Industry, Innovation and Science Australia, has not provided published advice since 2023. It has no chair and no deputy chair....

R&D review urged to tackle tax, coordinate innovation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Research institutions and industry groups are lining up to assist a landmark review of the national R&D system, but are also urging the government not to delay immediate action...