Tag: Commercial Disco

Yes, there are challenges, but the business outlook is strong

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is an ongoing pandemic. There are skills shortages. There is a war in Europe, and complex and over-lapping geopolitical tensions. There are supply-chain concerns, particularly around semiconductors. And...

NSW backs focus on research commercialisation: Henskens

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The New South Wales government has backed a renewed focus on improving the commercialisation outcomes of university research with a program of increased co-investment in critical research infrastructure and...

Dominello urges multinationals to ‘buddy-up’

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NSW Customer Service minister Victor Dominello has urged multinational tech companies seeking access to the state’s extraordinary $2.1 billion Digital Restart Fund to “partner up” and help build local...

Meet the advisors: 2021 Awards for Excellence

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are a lot of awards programs in tech and innovation in this country. But the celebrations don’t always reflect the key attributes of new companies and new industries...

Why won’t this govt talk about software?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is something perplexing about the way our federal government talks about industry development policy, according to Brisbane-based AI scale-up Max Kelsen chief executive Nick Therkelson-Terry. It never talks...

Gabrielle Upton on NSW research translation

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After more than a decade of large-scale investments in hard infrastructure, the Berejiklian Government in NSW is retooling for new levels of public investment into ‘soft’ infrastructure, with a...

Atlassian ramps up public policy engagement

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Australia’s home-grown global software giant Atlassian has beefed up its public policy focus with a fresh set of eyes hired out of Microsoft to oversee engagement with governments, both...

A 50-year tech industry veteran: Ann Moffatt

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After a 50-plus year career in technology, Ann Moffatt is a living legend of the Australian industry. She has been a pioneer, both as a technologist and as a...

Gilmour Space: New capital raise this year

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Gilmour Space Technologies, the Australian rocket startup gunning for business from SpaceX and its Starlink satellite broadband constellation, will soon begin the search for more venture capital ahead of...
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