On the eve of the Turnbull Government policy statement for diversifying the economy and improving the commercial performance of the Australian technology sector, Labor has unveiled another tranche of...
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The University of Technology Sydney’s innovation credentials have been given a boost with the election of Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone as chancellor. Ms Livingstone, who has...
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In recent years Thailand has found that its edge as one of Southeast Asia’s technology hubs, has been slipping away. It remains the region’s biggest maker of hard drives,...
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All Policy is developed and implemented to change outcomes with regard to a targeted impact zone. For this discussion, let’s accept that Innovation policy targets change in our: Creation...
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The 2015 Startup Muster Report launched today highlights a healthy and booming ecosystem in Australia and is both surprising and clarifying in its findings. More than 1000 Australian startup...
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Redeveloping the Powerhouse Museum site solely for residential high-rises would kill the growing startup and creative industries precinct that has grown organically around the University of Technology, Sydney. UTS...
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Eight and a half years ago a group of ICT companies put together a report Energising Australian Innovation which was sub-titled “a 10 year Strategic Vision for the Australian...
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The Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop will offer a $2 million ‘prize’ for the most innovative ideas and programs for responding to future natural disasters in the Pacific. Launching...
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Australian universities are embracing the CS+X model now being championed by Stanford, to offer courses that blend computer science with other disciplines in order to make ICT study more...
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The business sector is preparing to fight calls for an overhaul of Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme, arguing government has no business trying to “pick winners” when it comes...
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Arriving in sleepy Vientiane, the capital of Communist run Laos – one of the least populous nations in the region, with just six million people – last week, I was surprised...
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The list of senior leadership appointments to the Commonwealth’s innovation infrastructure is impressive, bringing a diversity of business and commercial experience to the roles that had perhaps been lacking....
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The Office of the Chief Scientist inside Israel’s Ministry for the Economy is responsible for the execution of government policy in support of industrial research and development. Given Israel’s...
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The Victorian Government has announced a new public sector entity to encourage and develop the state’s startup community, in what will be quite a different government agency, its new...