Tag: National Reconstruction Fund

Reclaiming sovereignty over strategic technologies

Posted on   |  by Adam Gilmour
Australian governments have been discussing innovation, advanced manufacturing, and the vision of making more (and more high-tech things) in Australia… for decades. Yet here we are in 2024, ranked...

How Australia’s village culture is strangling our future

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australia is a highly educated, ethnically diverse and resource-rich country with 159 billionaires; $3.4 trillion in superannuation savings; a $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia policy; a $272 billion...

Stealthy NRF celebrates anniversary quietly and unseen

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The first anniversary of founding of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation passed quietly this week, unheralded and without celebration. It’s first year of operation has attracted mixed reviews. If...

Inaugural National Reconstruction Fund chief steps down

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The inaugural chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, Ivan Power, has stepped down less than a year into the role. His departure for health reasons has opened...

Bridging the AI ambition gap requires urgent action

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, in a recent address to the John Curtin Research Centre, articulated a compelling vision for Australia’s transition into the “fourth economy”, a future where technology, and...

Final AEA Seed round awards $11m to 36 research projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s Economic Accelerator has concluded its Seed pilot program by awarding $11 million in federal grants to 36 research projects that have demonstrated commercialisation and translation potential. The final...