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Sagie Davidovich on the future of AI and ethics

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond just predicting the future to shaping it to our will, although ethics are extremely important to this brave new world. That’s according to Sagie...

NSW eyes Israeli ecosystem to build on local R&D

2 September 2020 | by Liam Tung

The NSW government is aiming to boost R&D in the state via Parliamentary Secretary Gabrielle Upton’s new advisory council. But what’s the best way for the government to support...

Venture capital: Tracking the new normal

4 May 2020 | by James Riley

The coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact on the way employees work, and some of the changes have produced a positive return not just on productivity but work-life...

Kim Williams on cultural disruption

25 September 2019 | by James Riley

Business leader and Australian icon Kim Williams has turned his attention to the powerful forces of digital disruption and its significant impact on business and consumption and the challenges...

Aust needs policy ‘urgency’

16 July 2018 | by James Riley

Australian government cannot afford to “tinker” with innovation, it must be much braver says Michelle Blum, CEO of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce. “There needs to be a...

Male, pale and stale will lead to fail

10 October 2016 | by James Riley

According to the managing partner at EY Lynn Kraus, enterprises cannot expect to innovate from a place of uniformity. And there are specific financial benefits for more diverse workplaces,...

Aus-Israel chamber gets a new CEO

9 August 2016 | by James Riley

The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) in NSW will have a new CEO from next month. Michelle Blum, currently General Manager for National Operations at the Australian Institute of...

Lucy in Israel, with Aussie diamonds

25 May 2016 | by Beverley Head

Australia may never face the existential challenges of Israel, demand national service of its youth, or have a Chief Scientist with $500 million a year to blow on startups...