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Cross-sector tech opportunities for manufacturing

Whilst 2020 has brought significant challenges, we have seen the manufacturing industry pivot quickly to address short-term needs, particularly around products like PPE. This kickstarted a renewed focus on...

‘Commercial mongrel’ a missing local ingredient

6 November 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Australia must develop a bit of “commercial mongrel” if the nation is to successfully build a thriving technology sector and to assist with the country’s economic growth, according to...

Leveraging METS to build a new technology sector

3 November 2020 | by James Riley

Australia’s mining industry is among the most competitive and most efficient in the world. It is an area in which Australia has built genuine competitive advantage, and where the...

Industry backs new manufacturing strategy

2 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Technology and commercialisation sits at the heart of the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, according to the METS Ignited growth centre chief executive Adrian Beer, and that’s a...

Digital: How 5G will boost Big Industry

16 September 2020 | by David McClure

The acceleration of digital transformation across industries because of the COVID pandemic and the rapid build-out and adoption of 5G is having a huge impact on the way that...

Mining tech and services is a growth story

1 June 2020 | by Stuart Kennedy

Australia has a post COVID-19 reconstruction engine staring it in the face in the form of the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector which has experienced a demand...