After almost six years of operation, the Australian Institute for Innovation (a2i) has closed its doors, having reached the end of its operational funding. The think tank formed in...
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Sydney-based startup community work space Fishburners has built a credible pathway for local innovators to establish a beachhead in China, establishing its first international co-working space in Shanghai. Fishburners...
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It’s not every day that a startup leader in the finance industry argues for a better-resourced regulator to play a bigger role in the sector. On at least two...
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Last week InnovationAus.com wrote about a new report from StartupAUS, called ‘Economy in Transition – Startups, innovation and a workforce for the future’. It looked at the way changes...
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With each passing year, GovHack has shown Australia and the world that the civic hacker community is strong, rapidly growing and able to tackle tricky data problems in clever...
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Sydney startup Secure Code Warrior has developed a vibrant business based on using game-playing techniques to teach developers how to code securely. This gamification technique is proving a great...
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The ‘sexiest job of the 21st century’ does not have many takers, and Microsoft has come up with a solution to close the skills gap. The term was coined...
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State-based payroll taxes are a retrograde measure that act as a handbrake on growth. They are in urgent need of a rethink. You won’t find anyone with good word...
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StartupAUS has released a discussion paper on the way new technologies and innovation are changing the nature of work and the workforce. The paper is called ‘Economy in Transition...
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There are noises coming from Canberra suggesting Digital Transformation Office’ CEO Paul Shetler is “gone;” that he won’t be in the role much longer. That it’s all over for...
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Melbourne’s innovation industry body Startup Victoria did not take long to appoint a new chief upon the announcement of CEO Scott Handsaker’s resignation in March. Local entrepreneur Georgia Beattie...
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Bigger and better – that’s what this year’s GovHack organisers are gunning for. From humble beginnings as a small data mashup event in 2009, GovHack is now the world’s...
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Professor Roy Green is one of Australia’s foremost thinkers on innovation ecosystem policy. And like the rest of us, he’s feeling slightly deflated. The University of Technology Sydney Business...
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Australia is lagging the US in its approach to information governance, placing enterprises and individuals at risk according to a nascent professional association. Information Governance ANZ is gearing up...