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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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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Looks like a tech bubble. Walks like a tech bubble. Is a tech bubble.* That seems to be the quickly developing school of thought in the United States, where...
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Just 3 per cent of venture backed companies are backed by women; Heads Over Heels wants that to change. The organisation was established in Australia five years ago with...
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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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Sydney-based startup incubator and corporate accelerator Pollenizer has won a competitive bid process to partner with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to deliver DataStart – an open...
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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...
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The Turnbull Government has quietly merged three separate policy units related to public data, bringing them together within the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet as a key driver...
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The term ‘unbanked’ conjures all sorts of negative images, but the countless millions of ‘unbanked’ people in the Asia-Pacific region represent a tremendous opportunity for tech companies. More specifically,...
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Cloud integration company Maestrano is one of the success stories of Australian tech over the last few years. Its founders want to keep it in Australia as it grows,...
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Assistant Minister for Science Karen Andrews says there should be a discussion in Australia about nuclear power in relation to the nation’s energy requirements for the future. A couple...
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As if anyone needed reminding that we are in a global competition to attract the best and brightest to work in Australia, the world’s most successful startup ecosystem outside...
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The federal government has transferred an initial $1.1 billion to the new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and plans to start distributing some of that cash to boost funding...