Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan will release an updated state innovation policy by the end of the year, but has cautioned against any expectations of large new spending programs....
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Increasing levels of automation and woeful NBN performance are driving a deep digital divide across Australia, according to Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey. “I read some figures recently where...
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The traditional model for a startup has been to find funding, find people, and then find an office space to work in. The rise of co-working spaces has turned...
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It’s a sign of the times that the two most expensive government projects in Australian history are squarely in the technology sector. Hot on the heels of the $50...
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Local Microsoft boss Steven Worrall kicked of his company’s big Summit event this week by talking up the need for digital transformation to be herded along by strong leaders....
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A Nokia-sponsored report from Ovum released this week sets the scene for the post-rollout NBN, where network infrastructure suppliers stand to make serious money upgrading the dog’s breakfast of...
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Mid-way through the world’s biggest shopping festival seems a weird time to declare that Alibaba is no longer an eCommerce company, but that’s the argument that Alibaba Group chief...
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The NSW government has overhauled its open data infrastructure with the imminent launch of a new data marketplace to be developed and managed on Data Republic’s Senate platform. The...
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As an entrepreneur, an offer of up to $100,000 in equity grant, access to free co-working space for six months, and a ready-made network of mentors and business advisors...
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On the eve of the Alibaba Group’s famous 11.11 global shopping festival, the world is battening down the hatches in preparation for a deluge of gigantic numbers. Records will...
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Financial services industry regulators in Australia and China have signed an information sharing agreement that aims to “promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets”. The Australian Securities...
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Far from being the harbingers of doom for professional services, the pending arrival of machine learning and artificial intelligence-based automation tools will open up new opportunities for the sector,...
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In October, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO topped Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index; Bezos’ ascendancy and the retail juggernaut’s imminent arrival in Australia are creating a conundrum for the Australian...
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Ask anyone to list the startup hubs based in Sydney’s CBD and at least half a dozen names will be quickly rattled off: Fishburners, Stone & Chalk, BlueChilli, Hoist,...