Author: James Riley

Qld rewrites manufacturing roadmap to cater for renewables

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Queensland government has updated its ten-year Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap to take into account the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets. Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher...

Fibre optic sensors to make hazardous environments safer

Posted on   |  by Jennifer O’Brien
Dr John Arkwright is an inventor and discoverer who set himself a challenge when founding Arkwright Technologies – to measure pressure inside the body using optical fibre. “I developed...

AI framework is a ‘soft stick’ to guide govt: Oppermann

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The New South Wales Government’s new artificial intelligence assurance framework is a “soft stick” intended at providing the guard rails for the use of the technology, the state’s chief...

Fivecast: AI-driven data tools for tackling online extremism

Posted on   |  by Jennifer O’Brien
Dr Brenton Cooper is the co-founder and chief executive of Fivecast, a data analytics startup that provides global law enforcement agencies with the tools to tackle challenges like online...

Manufacturing is key in SunDrive’s $21m capital raise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An elite cadre of top deep tech and cleantech venture investors have combined to deliver a $21 million Series A round into Sydney-based solar cell newcomer SunDrive with the...

Organisational change and the low-code platform

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
“We talk about the future, and in a sense, the future is already here,” says Jornt Moerland, the Asia Pacific regional vice-president at low-code application development platform Mendix. With...

Lobster farming in an age of innovation and exports

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Technology and innovation is now a core part of every industry and every company, and that includes lobster farming: Just ask the NSW-based aquaculture outfit Australian Bay Lobster Producers....