Tag: CEDA

AI could bust green tape backlog worth $278bn: CEDA

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence and data sharing could speed up thousands of environmental approvals that have slowed Australia’s $278 billion construction pipeline, according to new research, leading to calls for a...

ACCC keeps heat on govt for long-delayed tech crackdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog says she will continue to closely monitor digital markets, as her wait for new intervention powers from the Albanese government enters a fourth year....

Australia slides in global competitiveness rankings

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has slipped five places in a key international competitiveness ranking, falling from 13th to 18th position as sluggish economic growth and productivity weigh on the nation’s performance. The...

AI lifts Australia’s sluggish digital competitiveness

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has climbed one place in global digital competitiveness rankings, helped by AI research prowess and its front-footed policy making for the technology, as other indicators stagnate. The latest...

CSIRO chief wants a ‘strategic middle ground’ on research

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The solution to Australia’s innovation struggles lies in a “strategic middle ground,” between large-scale moonshot missions and spreading limited resources too thin across a multitude of sub-scale programs, according...

Future Made in Australia: PM spruiks startup benefits

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Scaling local startups will form a key part of the Future Made in Australia plan, according to the Prime Minister, who will next week introduce legislation for the flagship...

Australia climbs six places in global competitiveness rankings

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has recorded its best global competitiveness ranking in more than a decade, with growing investment, a strong labor market and technological infrastructure improvements helping it surpass other international...

Chalmers pledges cohesion, investor front door in Budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is tempering expectations for a Budget “cash splash”, on Thursday saying the focus will be on catalysing investment to builds domestic capabilities that take advantage of...

‘Dynamic’ training offers SMEs a competitive edge: CEDA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Dynamic management training should be offered through the new Industry Growth Program to help raise the global competitiveness of local small businesses, according to the Committee for Economic Development...