The Victorian Government’s push to attract large international tech firms to set up shop in Melbourne has received a $90 million boost as part of the state’s 2017-18 budget....
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Cat Matson, one of Australia’s first city-based Chief Digital Officers recently signed up for a second two-year term – but being based in Brisbane she faces a unique challenge....
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Cicada Innovations is the jewel in the crown of Australian incubators, but you won’t find it on most maps of the Aussie startup ecosystem. It is the most successful...
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Australia’s corporate regulator has inked a FinTech partnership with its counterpart in Indonesia in a “terrific validation” for the work of the local sector. The Australian Securities and Investment...
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Until boards of directors are grappling directly with cyber security rather than passing it off to technology departments, companies will struggle to attain any comfort on cyber issues. Cyber...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has waved a wand and made politically troublesome 457 visas go away with a clever rebranding exercise, but IT employee advocacy groups say the new...
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Victoria’s competitive edge in the state-versus-state rivalry for tech and startup talent lies in its focus on innovation in regional areas not just its capital city, according to Innovation...
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Buoyed by its rather spectacular failure to ink a deeply flawed extradition treaty with China, the Turnbull government has once more charged fearlessly into fresh deals with the country’s...
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Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos will deliver the opening keynote at InnovationAus.com’s Cyber Security – The Leadership Imperative 2017 forum in Sydney on May 3. The Cyber Leaders forum looks...
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The Turnbull government’s $230 million Cyber Security Strategy turns one this week and the industry scores a boost from a new Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan launched today. The...
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Petra Andren is the chief executive of the nation’s oldest and most successful tech incubator, Cicada Innovations at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. It is home to more...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abolished Australia’s 457 visa program in a surprise move that has sent shockwaves through the local tech and startup community. Announced via a Facebook...
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Ambitious NSW Government plans to underwrite centralised innovation precincts in Sydney have run into significant trouble, with two big players pulling out of partnership negotiations. Just as Google announced...
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First there was Didi Chuxing, now there is Snow. Never heard of them? They are just two of the Asian developed and headquartered mobile apps that are challenging the...