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Robot competition promotes STEM

The promotion of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers for young Australian’s will be a dominant outcome of a global robotics community competition coming to Sydney in 2019....

LucyT rolls the DICE for Wyatt

It is little wonder that Wyatt Roy has established such cultural affinity with the Israelis given the man’s innate and bountiful chutzpah. Whatever you think of the Assistant Minister...

24/7 cyber centre opens in Sydney

Real-time threat detection, prevention and analysis will be conducted on a 24/7 basis at Deloitte’s new Cyber Intelligence Centre in Sydney, which was officially opened today. One of 20...

UTS cranks its innovation engine

UTS Vice-Chancellor Attila Brungs will tonight unveil a new strategic plan for the university that broadens access to research facilities and labs for local startups and SMEs, driving better...

Source IP connects research dots

Potentially ground-breaking and pioneering intellectual property from Australian research is now publicly available for the commercially astute to evolve into the market, thanks to the launch of IP Australia’s...

Big-hearted GP gets ticker upgrade

Veteran technology reporter and foundation InnovationAus.com contributor Graeme Philipson is resting comfortably at St George Private Hospital after undergoing quadruple-bypass heart surgery on Monday. Philipson, 61, was last night...

ServiceNSW urges Feds to hurry up

The NSW Government’s next big transformation push will be in provision of business support services, and it wants sweeping changes to the way data is shared between the state...

Collaboration needs reality check

I cannot escape a ringing truth running through my mind, the old adage “doing the same thing and expecting better results”. Through all my years in the business world,...

Time for a rethink on Huawei?

In his own inimitable way, the late communications minister Stephen Conroy, may have done Huawei Technologies something of a favour by barring the company from competing on the tender...

Embracing failure not for our kids

Everyone following the discussion on innovation policy in Australia knows that skill development in the STEM subject areas is mentioned by everyone as being critical. Particular emphasis has been...

Tech should fight for Powerhouse

With the fate of the Australian Technology Park now largely decided, the local innovation sector should be getting itself organised now for a campaign to keep the Powerhouse Museum...

Rare Birds launch second title

Entrepreneurs don’t learn from replicating the success of other entrepreneurs. They learn from replicating their problem and innovating the solution. And so to the crux of the latest publication,...

Open Govt: Why the rush now?

The Turnbull Government has confirmed it will pursue membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative, effectively reversing the policy of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The OGP is...

Medtech resonates with report

October 30th saw the release of a significant report from the Office of the Chief Scientist, Boosting High-Impact Entrepreneurship in Australia, charged with the objective of addressing the role of...