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Mazzucato on public research

If you are interested in publicly-funded research, entrepreneurialism, and innovation ecosystems and you have not heard of Mariana Mazzucato, then now is a good time to get an introduction...

UNSW quantum team delivers again

A UNSW research team led by Michelle Simmons has published breakthrough research in the journey toward silicon-based quantum computing technology. The research demonstrates a new compact sensor technology for...

R&D tax senate report delayed

The senate committee report on the contentious Research and Development Tax Incentive changes has been delayed and won’t be handed down for another three months. The Economics Legislation Committee...

Funding delays are ‘grossly unfair’

The latest ever announcement of Australian Research Council funding has placed Australia’s innovation system “at risk”, according to the federal Opposition. And industry lobby Science and Technology Australia says...

New ideas for the data economy

If Australia wants to build any public confidence in the growing data economy, it needs to have structures and protections – some of which can be borrowed from other...

Uni research needs a Mr In-Between

No stone has been left unturned by successive Australian governments in seeking to understand the weird alchemy that enables successful research collaborations between university and industry partners. It’s not...

Cyber is key to Defence work: Pyne

The Australian government has opened the door to its fifth Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) in Adelaide to signal its ongoing commitment to provide platforms for public-private cyber intelligence...

Encryption laws need cool heads

The parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing the highly contentious encryption bill has found itself in the political cross-hairs, with the government claiming it is dragging its feet while industry...

Shetler on DTA’s digital strategy

The federal government’s just-released digital transformation strategy offers no real strategy or path towards achieving its lofty aims, according to former Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler. The...

Science tech and venture funding

People advocating greater government involvement in directing university research programs should be careful what they wish for, according to CSIRO chief executive officer Larry Marshall, who warns this may...

R&D advisory no longer meets

The advisory body set up by the government to steer the Research and Development Tax Incentive has not met for more than 18 months, despite making major changes to...

All quiet on the innovation front

The Victorian opposition’s last-minute innovation policy push has been labelled “too little too late” by the state government, with the election just days away. The Victorian government has also...

Michael Keenan on digital strategy

The federal government has unveiled its Digital Transformation Strategy, declaring that all Commonwealth services will be available through digital channels by 2025. The strategy was promised earlier this year...

The path to national identity

The issues paper from InnovationAus.com’s Civic Nation 2018 roundtable on National Identity & Cybersecurity has been released for download here, exploring critical policy concerns in the sector from a...