Everyone following the discussion on innovation policy in Australia knows that skill development in the STEM subject areas is mentioned by everyone as being critical. Particular emphasis has been...
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With the fate of the Australian Technology Park now largely decided, the local innovation sector should be getting itself organised now for a campaign to keep the Powerhouse Museum...
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Entrepreneurs don’t learn from replicating the success of other entrepreneurs. They learn from replicating their problem and innovating the solution. And so to the crux of the latest publication,...
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Culture, capital and commercialisation of research would form the backbone of the upcoming Innovation Statement, according to one of its principal architects Wyatt Roy. In a speech opening the...
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Software developer Atlassian has begun talks with Mirvac on the possibility of becoming a tenant at the Australian Technology Park. But no-one should hold their breath waiting for a...
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Anyone who has read enough self-help books will know that happiness is not something that you can ‘do’. But if you do a whole range of things, like keeping...
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Australia has been chastised by the chief scientist for being slow to harness entrepreneurship as a driver of economic growth, with universities facing particular criticism. But a number of...
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Marc Englaro is Director of Customer Insights at Australian customer experience and digital services company Squiz. While the focus of the digital transformation narrative is on the technology, Mr...
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Last week’s InnovationAus.com Open Opportunity Forum in Sydney was a wide ranging affair, featuring federal government ministers, business leaders, departmental secretaries, academics and data scientists. It was clear from...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said “tell me once”, should be a principle that applies right across government adding that the role of the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) will...
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Whatever the government has planned for its Innovation Statement – expected before Christmas – it will almost certainly contain some long-term thinking around research funding and how it is...
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Assistant Minister for Innovation, Wyatt Roy and Assistant Minister for Science, Karen Andrews spoke this morning at the first InnovationAus.com Opportunity Forum in Sydney. See main article here. Assistant ministers they...
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The energetic Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy will deliver a keynote live from Tel Aviv with an update on his trade mission to Israel, outlining new ideas for...
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In considering innovation policy in Australia it can be instructive to consider the history of innovation, not just its future. Melbourne Cup week provides a particularly good opportunity. One...