Tag: Arthur Sinodinos

Incubator funds: Confusion reigns

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A war of words has broken out between the government and opposition over planned changes to the Incubator Support initiative, as confusion reigns over the program’s future. A small...

Digital Earth gets funds boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has provided $15 million in funding for the creation of a “world-first analysis platform for satellite imagery”, which will assist with evidence-based decisions for the environment...

The Five Eyes of cyber risk/reward

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australians must get more comfortable sharing cyber-related threat information if the nation is to secure its online assets, and take advantage of the multi-billion dollar global cyber security market,...

New skills visas’ a tech problem

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has waved a wand and made politically troublesome 457 visas go away with a clever rebranding exercise, but IT employee advocacy groups say the new...

Sinodinos to open Cyber Leaders

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos will deliver the opening keynote at InnovationAus.com’s Cyber Security – The Leadership Imperative 2017 forum in Sydney on May 3. The Cyber Leaders forum looks...

Huge new boost for cyber sector

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government’s $230 million Cyber Security Strategy turns one this week and the industry scores a boost from a new Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan launched today. The...

R&D tax is an uncertain mess

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A weird silence has descended on discussions about the future of the R&D Tax Incentive. Uncertainty about how the scheme will be applied to software is already having an...

Collaboration is key: Sinodinos

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Arthur Sinodinos intends making ‘collaboration’ the hallmark of his tenure in the Industry portfolio, and has recommitted the Turnbull Government to putting science and innovation at the centre of...

R&D: Keep calm, carry on claiming

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The industry department has been scrambling to produce new eligibility case studies to address the fear and loathing among tech-enabled startups over a perceived tightening of the R&D Tax...