Tag: Western Australia

WA names finalists for $5m medtech challenge

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has named the 10 finalists that will compete in a $5 million digital health challenge that attracted almost 100 submissions from across the world. Jointly...

WA Innovation minister adds ‘synergistic’ portfolios

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Western Australia Innovation and Digital Economy minister Stephen Dawson will take on the Science portfolio in Premier Roger Cook’s new Cabinet. Announced on Wednesday, Mr Dawson will add Minister...

WA’s new IP policy targets public sector commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian state government has launched a new intellectual property policy to facilitate the commercialisation of public sector innovation. Commercialisation of state-owned IP may take place when there...

WA Budget boost for innovation, digital health

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Western Australia’s innovation fund and digital health programs have seen a significant boost in the state government’s 2023 Budget as annual economic growth hits a nine-year high. The New...

WA Budget delivers $2.8bn battery and renewables package

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $2.8 billion package for energy storage, wind power generation, and transmission network upgrades along Western Australia’s main electricity grid is contained in the state’s 2023-24 Budget. The funding...

Cyber crises to get disaster status in WA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Significant cyber-attacks could soon join fires, floods and tsunamis on the list of recognised disasters in Western Australia, with the state government now working to develop a specific emergency...

WA explores new VC model to support local startups

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
An early-stage venture capital model for Western Australia will be developed by the state government in a bid to identify VC interest and boost funding available to local scale-ups...