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SA govt to build $20m space manufacturing hub

The South Australian government has announced a partnership with four companies and $20 million in funding for “the first dedicated space manufacturing hub – the Australian Space Park.” The state’s...

SA tech urges a more active industry plan

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Sixty-six of South Australia’s leading technologists, scientists and engineers have tabled a technology and industry policy-based plan that will foster innovation, economic growth. The plan, released in advance of the...

Concerns over SA’s quarantine tech trial

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Strict safeguards are needed around the South Australian government use of new technology for home quarantine, digital rights advocates say, with individuals to use facial recognition software and geolocation...

Southern Launch gets second site licence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide space tech Southern Launch has been granted a second launch site licence from the Commonwealth for a facility 680km west of the capital. The approval allows the company...

SA Budget: Lot 14 boost and digital restart plans

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The South Australian government will invest more than $20 million into its innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, open a new fund which supports the federal manufacturing strategy, and has detailed...

South Australian ambition gets a space boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The South Australian government has doubled down on its push into the space sector, partnering with industry to send a locally designed and manufactured satellite into orbit. Announced by...

SA names national cyber centre board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall will officially open the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre at the Lot 14 innovation precinct later this month as the state hones its focus on...

Steven Marshall on the post-COVID economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall says his government is working to an economic plan that aims to ensure the state exits 2020 in a stronger position than when it...

Has SA given up on manufacturing?

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
When I grew up in Adelaide there was a feeling that South Australia was the centre of manufacturing. The home of Holden and Chrysler, of the Hills Hoist and...

SA gov’t drops Blue Sky VC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The South Australian government has dropped Blue Sky as the manager of its $50 million tech fund, as the company now shows “no interest” in venture capital. It comes...