The CSIRO’s specialist business unit Data61 celebrated its third birthday this week. It is worth noting the milestone. The organisation is structurally very different from its early days, and...
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The Queensland government has ramped up efforts to snag a bigger slice of Australia’s nascent space sector, committing to the development of a Queensland Space Strategy to address space...
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The G20 leaders’ summit kicks off in Osaka later this week, with topics of innovation and the operation of the digital economy now central to the discussions. Even taking...
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The total inward investment flows from Australia’s Significant Investor Visa program since it was launched in 2012 has now topped $10 billion, according to a new report from Deloitte...
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The chief executive of the CSIRO’s Data61 unit Adrian Turner has called on Australia to build sovereign capabilities in ethical artificial intelligence, saying the technology has the potential to drive...
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Industry minister Karen Andrews has called on for more lenders to build programs that give greater support to Australian technology companies, after the NAB unveiled a plan to invest...
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The federal government is mulling the introduction of a “patent box” tax break scheme to encourage the commercialisation of research by local tech firms. But many in the sector...
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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has handed down a state budget that includes an allocation of more than half-a-billion dollars over four years to boost digital connectivity and improve internet...
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Australia is a risk of sliding into a period of slow economic, social and environmental decline unless governments and the business community tackle specific threats head-on, a new report...
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The twelve-month pilot of a Global Talent Scheme for tech-focused visas will be continued past its looming finish date as the federal government conducts a review of the scheme’s...
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Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos has pledged to keep a keen eye on science and innovation, even as he is set to become Australia’s next Ambassador to the United States....
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Queensland Treasurer and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has given the state’s flagship Advance Queensland tech and innovation strategy a $105 million boost as part of her second state budget...
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Queensland Treasurer and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has given the state’s flagship Advance Queensland tech and innovation strategy a $105 million boost as part of her second state budget...
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The federal government will go ahead with a plan to outsource some of the research and development tax incentive compliance process, but is yet to make a final decision...