Tag: Tech Council Australia

A leadership gap opens up in tech and innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
You don’t need to be Nostradamus to see that 2024 is shaping as a difficult and defining year for industrial policy. There are challenges everywhere you look. Actually, that’s...

Sophisticated investor overhaul: Angels sound the alarm

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Angel investors and venture capital firms are warning that proposed changes that will make it harder to qualify as a “sophisticated” investor will reduce funding for early-stage startups at...

Tech Council balks at EU-style AI Act

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia risks an exodus of artificial intelligence capability and investment if new technology-specific regulations are introduced and the country’s existing copyright regime is tightened, the Tech Council of Australia...

Tech Council: We’re gonna need a bigger room

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian tech sector came to Canberra on Wednesday evening, with 34 software and hardware companies from across a broad spectrum of the economy setting up demonstration booths in...

Queensland to develop its own quantum strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland is set to develop its own quantum strategy to capture a greater slice of the nascent sector expected to be worth $4.6 billion to the Australian economy by...

Dominello joins Tech Council board as Roy steps down

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former NSW digital government minister Victor Dominello will take a seat on the Tech Council of Australia board, replacing inaugural board member and former federal assistant innovation minster Wyatt...

NRF implementation critical to success: Industry groups

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry groups have welcomed the passage of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation bill, but say the design and implementation of the landmark co-investment fund will be critical to its...

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...