Tag: Stephen Conroy

Cornick: LaunchVic is on the move

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Just weeks into Kate Cornick’s tenure as CEO of LaunchVic, the independent government body is readying to move offices. It’s a symbolic move as much as a logistical one,...

Conroy on silo busting in govt

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Public sector bureaucrats are stymieing innovation efforts at both federal and state government levels with “gatekeepers from hell” impeding the progress of local startups. According to Stephen Conroy, former...

Stephen Conroy, a man of [f]action

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Stephen Conroy really does do things his way. Last Thursday, at 8:53pm at the end of the sitting week, he got up to make a second reading speech on the...

UK’s new tech security concerns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
China has moved into the spotlight in Australia as a security threat to national networks and technology infrastructure, casting further doubts about any significant benefits that might flow from...

Labor NBN policy and the economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor has released its NBN policy for the 2016 election with the title Labor’s Plan to Build the National Broadband Network Australia Needs for the Jobs of the Future....

Epic overreach: NBN police raids

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The police raids on the office and homes of a Labor parliamentarian and staffer last night are unprecedented and outrageous. This is not how we do business in Australia....

Labor’s fight to highlight tech plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The war over who has the best policies to support innovation has yet to be fought tooth and claw by either side in this marathon election campaign, although Labor...

Regulation opportunity for PM

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Forbes magazine titled a 2013 article Lessons From Uber: Why Innovation And Regulation Don’t Mix. It’s a common enough view in innovation circles. Research by the Manchester Business School...