A $390 million early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to ready homegrown SMEs and startups for future investment through the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been widely praised by industry...
No question, next Tuesday’s Budget is being handed down in a challenging economic and fiscal environment. It needs to beat inflation, balance the Budget, and incentivise investment. That’s a...
The UK government has announced it will invest billions into digital technologies, startups and R&D. The Spring budget includes commitments of £2.5 billion (AUD$4.55 billion) for quantum technologies alone...
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...
Technology Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder says there are long-term structural issues keeping the number of women in technical roles in the sector frustratingly low and outside...
After pouring $1 billion into decades of quantum research, the federal government is about to unveil a national plan for the critical technology. Ahead of its release, the person...
The Technology Council of Australia has welcomed the National Reconstruction Fund by government as a provider of ‘patient capital’ for long-term strategic investments, but says it should be designed...
Tech Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder has warned that Australia should not accept growing cyber threats as the cost of doing business online, saying that greater investment...
The federal government laid the foundations for its tech jobs push in Tuesday’s Budget but industry and science groups want more detail and have criticised a $4 million cut...
Challenges generally bring out the best in Australians. Floods, bushfires, drought and even a global pandemic show that our society is adept at standing together to find a way...