The Australian Government is investing up to $35 million in the remaining phase of a program in which 18 small businesses are designing, developing and manufacturing a military communications prototype. The Command, Control, Communications and Computing Evolutionary Digital Ground Environment…
Here’s a thought for the innovators out there – what are the key factors that discriminate between success and failure? Project Alpha Plus might be able to help. Before I list five factors that research has shown really matter, consider…
Defence’s Science and Technology Strategy 2030, titled ‘More, Together’, was launched earlier today by the Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, AM. It signals a fundamental shift in how Defence, principally via DST, engages with Australia’s defence R&D and innovation…
How does Australian industry recover and start ramping up once the current COVID-19 crisis recedes? Actually, Australia has several existing policy levers that our government can pull and some of the most effective have been pioneered in the defence sector.…
In my previous column, it was Sarah Williamson, CEO of FCLT Global. In this column it’s Mr Dig Howitt, CEO of Cochlear, the Sydney-based company that does those magical hearing implants – they both agree that investment in ongoing innovation…