Tag: Innovation and Science Australia

Roy Green on NISA’s breakdown

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is one year since the government issued its formal response to the 30 recommendations contained in Innovation and Science Australia’s report, Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation. It is...

Andrew Stevens is the new Bill Ferris

Posted on   |  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...

Year in review: Front-end 2018

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With another year almost over, InnovationAus.com has put together a two-part recap of the key highlights of an extraordinary 2018. For this first part, we’ll look at what happened...

Premium R&D tax offset is missing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There are growing calls in the public and private sectors for the government to introduce a collaboration premium for the research and development tax incentive to help turn around...

Tech visa hits political turmoil

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s flagship innovation visa has been “effectively halted” due to the recent political turmoil in Canberra, with no visas issued more than a quarter of the way...

Day: Less lobbying, more action

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry groups from the tech and startup sectors must focus more on productive services for their members, rather than lobbying government for increased support, according to Innovation and Science...

Digital economy plan set for refresh

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government is set to unveil its digital economy strategy in the coming months, but delays in releasing the report have been slammed by the Opposition. The strategy had...

CSIRO moonshot on precision health

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 Report recently proposed a ‘National Mission’ on focused on genomic research that had the ultimate aim to making Australia the “healthiest country on earth”....

Gloves are off: R&D tax debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s science and innovation community has been dudded by the Coalition’s 2018 budget reform of the R&D Tax Incentive scheme, with much less direct, targeted funding going back in...