Innovation
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CoAct named ‘Employer of Choice’ for innovative approach to people
First 5000 | October 26, 2021Not-for-profit employment services provider, CoAct, has been recognised as an Employer of Choice (EOC) for the second time in The Australian Business Awards 2021.
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New AI centre to partner with Australian business
First 5000 | September 16, 2021A new centre will empower Australian industry to embrace the rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence research and innovation.
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SMEs leading innovation, new products, services: report
First 5000 | February 25, 2021New research shows small business accounts for 88 percent of businesses behind innovative new products and services in Australia, nearly double the figure for the previous 12 months.
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Key reasons Australian businesses miss out on innovation: CSIRO
First 5000 | November 27, 2020While Australian investment in science and technology for disease preparedness has driven a strong response to COVID-19, there are still fundamental barriers to innovation adoption, according to a new report from CSIRO.
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Biden’s hopes realised with heady surge of Aussie fintechs
Adrian Floate | November 23, 2020US President-Elect Joe Biden’s hopes for Australia to be the innovation hub of the southern hemisphere have been realised if our burgeoning fintech industry is anything to go by.
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Grant Australia the opportunity to innovate
Jo-Ann Suchard | October 6, 2020The current economic crisis has exposed the decay in Australia’s manufacturing capability and highlighted the need for increased investment in innovation. Jo-Ann Suchard, Associate Professor in Banking and Finance at UNSW Business School explains.
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Creativity will save your business during a crisis
Anne Miles | April 24, 2020During this global crisis there have been businesses that are in the right place at the right time, those who are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and those who are fast to innovate and capture the market needs. Anne Miles explains.
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Reset: theme 9 – seeking competitive advantage through data and innovation
Rachel Bevans | December 24, 2019As the saying goes “what gets measured, gets managed”. With the amount of data that some organisations “measure” exploding, I can see this shifting to “what gets managed, gets measured”.
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Setting the scene for innovation
Graeme Lofts | November 14, 2019A climate of innovation doesn’t ‘just happen’. It comes about when an individual or a business sets the scene for ongoing innovative thinking.
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Innovation is for everyone
Brad Howarth | October 17, 2019There is a common narrative that can be heard at conferences and seminars across Australia when the topic turns to our track record on innovation, and it goes like this: “Australia is falling behind in terms of how innovative we are, and someone needs to do something about it”.
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The future is bright for Australian Insurers and consumers: report
First 5000 | May 8, 2019Australian insurers are finally embracing digital change and paving the way for a new digital future, says the latest Insurance Industry Report, released today by TAS, an Australian-owned and operated technology services provider for the financial services industry.
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Australian small business confidence at lowest level since 2011: CPAs
First 5000 | April 18, 2019Australian small businesses experienced slow growth in 2018 and their business confidence in 2019 is at its lowest point since 2011 – lower than small businesses in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, according to new survey data from CPA Australia.
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City Deal underpins a bright future for Adelaide and SA
Scott Morrison | March 19, 2019The Federal Coalition and South Australian governments and the City of Adelaide today put pen to paper on the Adelaide City Deal, designed to boost economic growth, enliven cultural tourism and build the city’s future as a centre of innovation excellence.
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Launch of deep technology incubator
First 5000 | December 16, 2018Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has formally launched the nandin Deep Technology Incubator, a full-service innovation hub that enables the best and the brightest minds to come together to foster innovation and change.
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Water recycling innovation hub to nurture new research ideas
First 5000 | October 24, 2018A new innovation hub to explore developing technologies to recycle and sustainably treat wastewater has been announced in Western Australia.