CSIRO’s Data61 will pilot test the blockchain technology that offers instant settlement between banks, and ASIC will create a regulatory sandbox for FinTech startups to prove-out their ideas. But...
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The shiny new bauble in the Budget is a $100 million ‘Exploring the Future’ initiative to map mineral, energy and groundwater potential in northern Australia and South Australia. It...
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The eSafety commissioner will move into terror prevention and Australia will add a Cyber Ambassador to its diplomatic ranks, while establishing a ring of joint cyber threat centres across...
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Australia’s Intellectual Property regime has lost sight of its users and in need of significant rebalancing, with the current system now tipped too far in favour of vocal rights-holders...
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The quiet but persistent strengthening of industry and research relationships with Germany was given a further boost with the creation of a ‘landing pad’ for Australian startup companies in...
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With Australia having entered a faux election campaign, the time is ripe for a faux election preview. InnovationAus.com has been out testing the temperature of the ‘innovation electorate’ to...
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In the tech and innovation sectors, there are three high-profile names you will see popping up again and again. Paul Shetler, Adrian Turner and Alex Scandurra are outsiders, recruited...
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Former IBM services legend Doug Elix’s return to an active high-profile participatory role within the Aussie innovation ecosystem is a huge boost for the sector. His appointment as co-chairman...
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Charlotte Yarkoni certainly has the credentials to be the real US tech deal, studying computer engineering at top tier colleges in her home country, first at University of California’s...
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The chief executive officer of high-profile, female-focused angel network Scale Investors, Laura McKenzie, has been named as the final panelist for InnovationAus.com’s Budget Insider 2016, a wine-filled journey into...
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The end of this year could see Australian banks finally unleash products and services based on predictive analytics systems that have so far been stymied by banks’ creaky, legacy...
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Sydney is tussling with Berlin as a financial technology hub, as the pot of global capital looking for a FinTech home swells fourfold. The Sydney, Berlin FinTech rivalry surfaced...
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The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will this morning unveil Australia’s long-awaited cyber security review in Sydney, the first major update to the nation’s online defence strategy since 2009. The...
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InnovationAus.com is proud to announce three new experts who will join Budget Insider 2016’s brilliant line-up of panellists who will round up and dissect the innovation initiative expected from...