Tag: innovation

NAB’s new $50m innovation fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
National Australia Bank has announced a $50 million investment fund called NAB Ventures to design and build new banking systems. “The fund will enable us to access leading ideas...

Australia MIA in global report

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Consultancy group Cap Gemini and research firm Altimeter have produced an excellent report on innovation, and the way in which companies use innovation centres to ensure their R&D remains...

State govts – the innovation engine

Posted on   |  by Paul Cheever
For decades, state governments have sponsored innovation programs to boost startups and innovative growth companies. Programs have ranged from small to large, from information provision to technology vouchers, from...

Inflated job claims don’t help policy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When you recognise that the only way to really increase the nation’s wealth – as measured by GDP/capita – is by increasing productivity, making the case for innovation is...

Creating better research returns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Chris Pyne’s higher education research review addresses a familiar problem in Australia that has been looking for a long term solution for decades. That is, the nation produces some...

China tech trade a rounding error

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does the Free Trade Agreement mean for Australia’s technology industries? And what does it mean for our longer term relationship with China? The agreement (officially known as ‘ChAFTA’)...
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