Author: Brandon How

WA Future Health Innovation fund gets a new focus

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Four new areas of focus have been unveiled for the Western Australian government’s Future Health Research and Innovation fund. Building on the four strategic themes outlined in the WA...

$10m for Victorian SMEs targeting Hanwha contracts

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The Victorian government will make $10 million available to the local defence supply chain to help them win contracts with South Korean giant Hanwha Defense Australia. The funding will...

ANU spin outs offer commercialisation insights

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The leaders of three companies spun out of the Australian National University gathered last Wednesday to offer advice on issues of commercialisation, collaborating with universities, and early-stage recruitment. Organised...

Australia lags OECD on AI and data productivity

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The federal Productivity Commission says Australian businesses lag other developed economies in the adoption of productivity boosting data analytics and AI tools despite a relatively high uptake of cloud...

‘Regulation is coming’: ASIC chair tells crypto ecosystem

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission must become a “digital savvy regulator” to tackle growing regulatory challenges including crypto assets and investment scams according to its chair Joseph Longo....

Tim Ayres hosts heavy industry and trade roundtables

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Representatives from 15 heavy industry organisations will meet on Tuesday morning at a roundtable hosted by Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Trade Tim Ayres as part of the Jobs...

Work on ‘token mapping’ for crypto assets to begin

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The federal Treasury will begin ‘token mapping‘ work this year to create a consistent taxonomy to inform how crypto assets and associated services should be regulated. Token mapping is...

CyRise and AISA partner for cyber leadership network

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To help cultivate cybersecurity leadership in Australia, cybersecurity accelerator CyRise has teamed up with the Australian Information Security Association to launch an invite-only network and peer-to-peer education program. CyRise...