grants and funding

Senate innovation committee recommends lifting country’s R&D spending

A Labor-dominated senate economics committee on Australia’s innovation system has recommended measures including stability in innovation policy, a council to ensure coherence across various programmes, and to increase the country’s R&D spend relative to GDP.
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Encouraging innovation a priority: CEDA survey of business community

The Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s Big Issues 2015 survey has seen tax reform and incentives for innovation rate highly as concerns for business.
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Staff WriterDecember 3, 2015, 10:02 amNovember 17, 2016 0 164

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Senate automotive inquiry wants more trucks built

A senate inquiry has recommended the Automotive Transformation Scheme be extended, the trucking sector be stimulated and a taskforce be formed.
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Staff WriterDecember 2, 2015, 11:56 amNovember 18, 2016 0 123

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ICT body to have funding restored, get deeper ties with Germany’s Fraunhofer

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will reportedly restore funding to Data61 (formerly NICTA) and announce increased engagement with the Fraunhofer network during a visit to Germany this weekend.
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Staff WriterNovember 12, 2015, 9:50 amNovember 18, 2016 0 163

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Poor research-industry collaboration: time for blame or economic reality at work?

Australia produces great research but it ranks last in the OECD tables for collaboration between researchers and business.
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Glyn DavisNovember 10, 2015, 11:45 amNovember 17, 2016 0 176

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Turnbull has an opportunity to make Australia a science nation

Australia’s new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, talked a lot in Monday night’s press conference about the future of Australia.
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Les FieldSeptember 16, 2015, 11:57 amNovember 19, 2016 0 175

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$29 million in grants announced for SA manufacturers

Grants worth $28.78 million have been announced, with the aim of assisting South Australia’s manufacturing industry adjust to the end of passenger car assembly in 2017.
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Staff WriterAugust 4, 2015, 10:03 amNovember 19, 2016 0 137

Features

Chasing the ‘silver sliver’: making sure innovation doesn’t slip through our fingers

There are several widely-agreed upon facts about the current world economy. One is that value is being sourced to an increasing degree from analytic, inventive and creative ideas.
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Elizabeth WebsterJuly 27, 2015, 10:03 amNovember 19, 2016 0 182

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Politics force renewable energy manufacturer to look overseas

The right level of support for the renewable energy sector is a topic that will be debated well into the future.
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Staff WriterJuly 24, 2015, 10:56 amNovember 19, 2016 0 278

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$340,000 in grants awarded to SA exporters

Rossi Boots was among 12 successful applicants for the first round of the South Australian government’s Export Partnership Program.
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Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015, 11:47 amNovember 16, 2016 0 130

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Reassessing government’s role in industry development

How should we assess Australia’s performance and prospects in the wake of the mining boom? A number of recent reports have begun to make the attempt.
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Roy GreenJuly 6, 2015, 12:11 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 273

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Access an issue with government assistance

Most industry programs have survived the Abbott government’s proverbial axe; however gaining access to them has never been harder. Alan Johnson reports.
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Alan JohnsonJune 26, 2015, 2:09 pmNovember 11, 2016 0 181

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Australian manufacturing set for huge shake-up, says report

A new CEDA report has raised questions about how ready Australia’s workforce is for an era of self-driving cars, hyper-connectivity and artificial intelligence. Brent Balinski spoke to the group’s CEO, Professor Stephen Martin, about what the future will hold.
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Staff WriterJune 22, 2015, 12:17 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 218

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Auto components maker exports CSIRO solar tech to Japan

Precision Components’ new Heliostat SA division is producing technology developed at the CSIRO for export to Japan.
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Staff WriterJune 11, 2015, 12:00 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 137

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Griffith University: new CRC to help “regenerate” local manufacturing

Queensland’s Griffith University has said that its expertise and “outward looking focus” are ideal fits for the new Innovative Manufacturing CRC.
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Staff WriterJune 11, 2015, 10:58 amNovember 17, 2016 0 130

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New Innovative Manufacturing CRC gets go-ahead

Long-awaited funding of $40 million for the Innovative Manufacturing CRC has been announced at today’s CRC Association annual conference.
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Staff WriterMay 26, 2015, 12:05 pmNovember 18, 2016 0 134

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Philmac announces $9.6 m investment, 30 new SA jobs

Specialist valve and fitting manufacturer Philmac has announced it will invest $9.6 million in its South Australian facilities.
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Staff WriterMay 21, 2015, 11:58 amNovember 19, 2016 0 220

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Bega Cheese, Cochlear among 19 winners in $50 m of manufacturing grants

19 successful applicants for the first round of the Manufacturing Transition Program were awarded nearly $50 million yesterday.
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Staff WriterMay 21, 2015, 9:57 amNovember 19, 2016 0 148

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Government accepts CRC review, welcomes commercial focus

The Miles Review of the CRC Program has been released, with the government accepting all of its recommendations, which “put industry front and centre”.
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Staff WriterMay 20, 2015, 11:52 amNovember 19, 2016 0 172

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Tas government’s $3 million response to Caterpillar’s Burnie sackings

The Tasmanian government has allocated $3 million in its upcoming budget to assist the North West region.
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Staff WriterMay 20, 2015, 11:03 amNovember 18, 2016 0 163

grants and funding

Senate innovation committee recommends lifting country’s R&D spending

Encouraging innovation a priority: CEDA survey of business community

Senate automotive inquiry wants more trucks built

ICT body to have funding restored, get deeper ties with Germany’s Fraunhofer

Poor research-industry collaboration: time for blame or economic reality at work?

Turnbull has an opportunity to make Australia a science nation

$29 million in grants announced for SA manufacturers

Chasing the ‘silver sliver’: making sure innovation doesn’t slip through our fingers

Politics force renewable energy manufacturer to look overseas

$340,000 in grants awarded to SA exporters

Reassessing government’s role in industry development

Access an issue with government assistance

Australian manufacturing set for huge shake-up, says report

Auto components maker exports CSIRO solar tech to Japan

Griffith University: new CRC to help “regenerate” local manufacturing

New Innovative Manufacturing CRC gets go-ahead

Philmac announces $9.6 m investment, 30 new SA jobs

Bega Cheese, Cochlear among 19 winners in $50 m of manufacturing grants

Government accepts CRC review, welcomes commercial focus

Tas government’s $3 million response to Caterpillar’s Burnie sackings

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