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Every dollar invested in R&D returns $3.50 to the nation: CSIRO

Each dollar invested in research and development (R&D) would earn an average of A$3.50 in economy-wide benefits for Australia, according to evidence compiled in a new report from CSIRO. Many...

Victoria: More money for mRNA vaccine manufacturing plan

The Victorian government is continuing to bet big on mRNA vaccine manufacturing in the state with a new $2 million acceleration fund, as the wait continues on the Commonwealth’s...

3ME battery tech is breaking new ground in mining

Deep in an underground mine the tunnel roof looms high above the heads of the miners and mechanics and electricians as they go about their day’s work under strings...

Banks get CDR privacy ‘bedrock’ tick from regulator

Australia’s privacy watchdog found no areas of high privacy risk in an assessment of the Big Four banks’ Consumer Data Right policies and practices but did identify at least...

Govt wants industry advice on cyber hubs project

The federal government wants the cybersecurity industry to help shape the “bold” new cyber hubs, which will provide more than 40 services to the public sector. The Hardening Government...

Victorian government unveils five-year digital strategy

The Victorian government will introduce staged funding for digital projects and improve its procurement process as part of a new five-year digital strategy that focuses on re-using existing platforms...

Opportunity: Women in the public versus private sectors

Quantum theory speaks about the ‘observer effect’ – a phenomenon where the act of observation changes what is being observed. The InnovationAus Counterpoint series in partnership with Verizon has...

Digitising NSW elections would be ‘easy’: Dominello

The New South Wales government will look at digitising state elections, with its Minister for Digital Victor Dominello describing the switch to online voting as “easy”, despite experts warning...

Robyn Denholm to deliver inaugural InnovationAus Awards keynote

Electric car and renewable energy giant Tesla’s global chair Robyn Denholm will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural InnovationAus 2021 Awards for Excellence, at a black-tie discotheque-themed gala...

Nearly no detail on McKinsey, BCG ‘research papers’ contracts

The minister responsible for government technology has declined to provide almost any detail on lucrative contracts awarded by his Digital Transformation Agency to global consultancies McKinsey and Boston Consulting...