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Fresh calls to invoke Crown use of patents

The Opposition has called on the government to invoke the Crown use of patents to ensure the supply of essential services during the coronavirus pandemic as it looks to...

Tech giants launch SME support platform

25 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

A new website has been launched offering free services from global tech giants for Australian businesses trying to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian Information Industry Association...

Construction sector ripe for disruption

23 March 2020 | by James Riley

The freshly minted Building 4.0 CRC has been given $28 million over seven years to help co-create innovative products and processes at the intersection of ‘Industrialised Building’ and ‘Industry...

Opportunities open for female founders

17 March 2020 | by James Riley

The government has opened its four-year $18 million Boosting Female Founders Initiative to first-round applicants with the aim give support to the women with startups with support to grow...

Weird clean energy funding weirdness

11 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has provided funding to a clean energy research centre just days after it was revealed that funding had been cut for a similar project already operating...

Shelved subscription service a transparency issue

3 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...

All Tech Index debuts on the ASX

21 February 2020 | by James Riley

The local tech sector is booming and the launch on Friday of a new All Technology Index on the ASX would only increase global interest in the Australian tech...

Tech investment target is ‘insulting’

19 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Coalition’s newfound focus on a technology investment target in lieu of an emissions target to address climate change is “insulting” and an attempt to find a “silver bullet”,...

Is tech back on the political agenda?

17 February 2020 | by James Riley

It’s a pretty rare day in parliament these days when you hear consecutive, detailed speeches about innovation policy, but that’s what happened last week. Can innovation and the technology...

Under-the-radar BRII program surfaces

11 February 2020 | by James Riley

The Industry department’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative has been on a slow burn since it was announced as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda in December 2015....

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