The departure of cybersecurity leader Lynwen Connick from the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet will leave a huge gap in public service capability, if not also in energy...
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In one of his first major speeches as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos will open the InnovationAus.com Women in VC forum in Sydney with a keynote...
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Australia has some alarmingly poor innovation performance indicators and nailing down the methods for improving them will lead to some sharp debate as Innovation Science Australia constructs its strategic...
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The Trans Pacific Partnership was supposed to set the tone for trade and growth in the region. Now that it’s been suddenly nixed by US President Donald Trump, the...
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As Jack Ma’s visionary words rang out across the crowd of 400-odd CEOs gathered to witness the opening of the Alibaba Australia and New Zealand office in Melbourne over...
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The NSW Government will today call for expressions of interest for a massive new Sydney Startup Hub of up to 15,000 square metres, to become the physical and spiritual...
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The uneasy relationship between the science and technology communities in the US and the Trump Administration – particularly over immigration – presents a huge opportunity for Australia to aggressively...
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The sector’s most senior advisory board Innovation and Science Australia has unveiled a landmark review that tells us much about what we already know: We are pretty good at research...
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In mid-December last year, then US President-Elect Donald Trump invited America’s leading technology executives and entrepreneurs to his golden eyrie in Trump Tower “I’m here to help you folks...
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The Victorian Government has contributed a further $4.9 million in funding to seven local projects aimed at growing the startup and innovation sectors as part of the second round...
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It’s all out change in Singapore right now when it comes to senior Australian diplomats and business leaders. Australia’s most important partner in Southeast Asia is the scene of...
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Australia’s government-owned science and research agency CSIRO is to open an office in the US, in the San Francisco Bay area, by July. It will be supplemented by smaller...
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The rise of fintechs and the digitisation of the finance sector has signalled a “paradigm shift” for both business and government, presenting both with opportunities and challenges Federal Treasurer...
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Cyber security is the “new frontier of warfare” according to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as he announced unprecedented intelligence briefings for Australian politicians. Speaking outside the Australian Signals Directorate...