Tag: Innovation and Science Australia

Howard Partners wins ISA tender

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The controversial Innovation and Science Australia tender seeking outside consultants to design a strategy to build Australia’s innovation ecosystem has been awarded to Howard Partners, a boutique agency based...

Charles Day takes helm at ISA

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Industry Minister Greg Hunt has appointed Melbourne University’s innovation expert Charles Day as chief executive officer of Innovation and Science Australia, and announced three strategic appointments to the ISA...

Govt has forgotten how to govern

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation and Science Australia’s decision to appoint an outside consulting house to design a strategy to build Australia’s innovation eco-system is baffling and denigrates the public service resources available...

Hunt eyes huge new venture fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Greg Hunt is considering the launch of a huge new Commonwealth-backed venture fund to support Australian high-growth scale-ups and mid-tier innovators that have found it hard to...

Rebalancing the R&D tax scheme

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Australia’s new Chief Scientist and deputy chair of Innovation and Science Australia Alan Finkel has outlined a compelling case for increasing Government’s direct investment in business R&D as a...

Who’s on board with Bill Ferris?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The thing about giant policy announcements is that they invariably generate as many questions as they answer. This is especially the case when the policy is delivered by the...