Science is about making the world clearer and more understandable. By classifying the world into observable, repeatable, verifiable phenomena we move towards a shared sense of reality rather than...
Posted on | by Dr Tony Granville and Dr Andrew Gregory
We have all seen the headlines – Australia is one of the lowest R&D-funded OECD countries, coming in below 1.6 per cent of GDP and falling, more than a...
I attended school and university under the old social contract; do your best at school, complete your homework, study for exams, get a good final score, go to university,...
Posted on | by Dr Kai Riemer, Dr Sandra Peter and Dr Pat Norman
Change must start at the top, with upskilling of Australian executives and leaders. As consumers, Australians are world-leading in adopting new technologies. But our businesses, and their corporate boards,...
When one thousand self-confessed map, data and tech nerds from 90 countries gathered in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in mid-May, it really drove home to me the advanced...
Our self-regulated bureaucracy is held to far lower standards than the private sector and society it governs. In Aldous Huxley’s dystopian classic Brave New World, Resident World Controller Mustapha...
Advancements in 3D laser nanoprinting technology present unprecedented opportunities for developing a robust nanomanufacturing ecosystem. In Australia, leveraging this cutting-edge technology can transform various sectors, including healthcare, photonics, electronics, energy,...
Ecosystems – networks of interconnected public and private organisations, researchers, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders – are critical to the growth of new technologies and the creation of new...
Of all the policy presentations at The Industry Papers forum last week, the one that touched a raw nerve was about the Australian Public Service, with a call to...
A dearth of scaleup funding and workforce constraints are stifling Australia’s budding quantum sector, according to local deep tech founders, who say more venture capital and government support is...