Tag: R&D

Scientists demand R&D levies on big business

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Large businesses would pay multi-million dollar levies every year to fund basic research in Australia under a radical proposal being put forward by scientists as a response to plummeting...

‘Significant gap’ in AI translation despite research growth

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows....

BCA calls for new investment breaks to anchor R&D in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s peak business lobby is urging the Albanese government to introduce a suite of new incentives to de-risk research and development investment and motivate businesses to develop IP locally....

No quick fix for our broken system of research funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is worth digging a little deeper into the important contribution that Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt and UNSW Scientia Professor of Economics Richard Holden made in their National Press...

TechOne calls for PM&C or Treasury to lead innovation push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s innovation struggles are an intergenerational risk akin to the climate crisis, according to software powerhouse TechnologyOne, which on Thursday mapped out a “Team Australia” plan to fix it....

Are TAFEs our R&D sleeping giant?

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
TAFE institutes are demanding a bigger role in the national R&D system, proposing a Canadian-style approach of direct applied research funding to leverage their industry connections and nation-wide network....