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ISA gets new name, members and industry focus

Innovation and Science Australia has been “refocused and refreshed”, with a new name, several new members and a focus on overseeing the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy. The...

Andrew Stevens on post-COVID industry policy

12 May 2020 | by James Riley

Innovation and Science Australia chair Andrew Stevens is energised by the community’s re-engagement with both manufacturing and science through the early response to the COVID-19 crisis and is alive...

R&D tax interpretations are ‘ludicrous’

2 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The “strict interpretation” of what constitutes an eligible activity under the Research and Development Tax Incentive restricting software claims is “ludicrous” and leading local tech companies to move offshore,...

PM&C names digital advisory board

1 March 2020 | by James Riley

The Morrison government has named a 14-member advisory committee of digital experts made up of industry groups, multinationals and startups to guide the Prime Minister’s recently-established Digital Technology Taskforce....

Charlie Day’s next big thing

18 February 2020 | by James Riley

Innovation and Science Australia’s chief executive officer Charlie Day quietly left the organisation last Friday after three years’ commuting between Melbourne and Canberra. Dr Day took the helm of...

Andrew Stevens on energy sector data

6 November 2019 | by James Riley

Australia’s data standards chief Andrew Stevens has named a 14-member committee to deal with building the Consumer Data Right regime within the energy sector. It includes a mix of...

Andrew Stevens is the new Bill Ferris

21 January 2019 | by James Riley

Innovation and Science Australia has a new chairman after former IBM Australia managing director Andrew Stevens was quietly appointed to the role just before Christmas. Mr Stevens, who is...

Advisory panel for open banking

4 July 2018 | by James Riley

The fifteen members of a key advisory body that will help shape data standards that will underpin the Consumer Data Right and the looming open banking regime have been...