The Australian economy would be $100 billion bigger and boosted by 42,000 new jobs if investment in research and development (R&D) was increased to 3% of GDP, according to Science & Technology Australia, the peak body for science and tech. STA president Professor Sharath Srira spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra this week, prosecuting… Read more »
Nearly a quarter of the way through its first term, the NSW government has opened submissions for its Innovation Blueprint, seeking to make its support for the sector “more collaborative”. After NSW minister for innovation, science and technology, Anoulack Chanthivong announced plans for an Innovation Blueprint last September, six months after taking on the portfolio,… Read more »
Not a day goes by without an innovator claiming to have had their intellectual property ripped off. Sometimes it’s by an investor and potential partner, as many startups claim about Amazon. Or by an employee, like the Apple engineer accused of stealing the source code for Apple’s self-driving car and on selling it to a… Read more »
The conservatism of Australian business profoundly shapes its startup industry from the way it supports young startups to the way it tears them down. Big business and the technology industry are focussed on boosting investment and talent to achieve growth and productivity. Our more elusive business culture should also be up for discussion. This… Read more »
Australia’s federal parliament has approved a A$15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, intended to reverse the nation’s dwindling manufacturing sector. It is the “first step” in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s election promise “to revive our ability to make world-class products.” The fund will focus on investing in high-tech manufacturing. There are seven priority areas: clean energy… Read more »
With the exception of every episode of Mad Men, business breakthroughs and cocktails aren’t typically known for their compatibility. But, as most founders and innovators know, the best ideas often sprout when convention is tossed aside. Raising the Bar 2023 is back on Tuesday, April 4, bringing 30 inspiring (and free) discussions to 15 bars,… Read more »
Victor Dominello won’t be NSW government minister cutting the ribbon on the fruits of several years of hard work building the Digital ID app. The member for Ryde retires from politics after 15 years when NSW voters go to the polls on March 25. But for the past several years he’s been driving digital innovation… Read more »
I like Ed Sheeran a lot – his music and as a bloke. He’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. But I went to his stadium show in Sydney the other week because I was intrigued. Intrigued how one single entertainer with just a guitar, on a stage all by himself, could hold… Read more »
Former Victorian innovation, medical research and digital economy Jaala Pulford, has joined the board of medtech, biotech and pharma growth centre MTPConnect, replacing Sue MacLeman as chair. Pulford left politics after 16 years at the 2022 state election, and had a strong focus on medical innovation, having established mRNA Victoria and also playing a key role… Read more »
In just three years, investment in Australian agrifood tech has skyrocketed. With the planet’s rapidly growing population, never-ending climate concerns, and an urgent shift towards sustainability, the market for innovative agrifood tech has never been so hungry. The golden age of agrifood tech investment is upon us, if you ask John Harvey, managing director of AgriFutures… Read more »
After a two-year hiatus, Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech event is back and it’s bigger than ever. This February, AgriFutures evokeᴬᴳ⋅ Down to Earth will bring together leading global thinkers and local innovators to connect, collaborate, and rewrite the future of agrifood tech. Over two dynamic days (February 21 and 22), farmers, founders, researchers, investors and more… Read more »
Brisbane turns its attention to tech this week with a series of events celebrating the best of Queensland fast-growing tech and startup sector. The week-long Something Fest, Queensland’s digital, innovation and technology festival, kicks off on Monday with the Something X, an all-day conference organised by the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur that brings together globally renowned… Read more »
The Queensland Government has earmarked $142 million for a new tech roadmap designed to drive innovation in the decade leading up to the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that the new Advance Queensland – Innovation for a Future Economy 2022-2032 roadmap builds on the success of our existing Advance Queensland innovation… Read more »
OnePassport knows that when people trust you with their personal information, data security matters more than anything. COVID resulted in many headaches, but one less talked about is the avalanche of administration brought down on small business. The paperwork and monitoring involved in ensuring the ever-changing compliance of your workforce can bury even the most… Read more »
This week marks 100 years since a famous piece of tech fashion, the puffer jacket, was developed by an Australian innovator. George Finch was born in regional NSW in 1888, but soon became a man of the world, studying science in Switzerland, the medicine in Paris. He became a chemist and was awarded an MBE… Read more »
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