Leading Australian tech investors, company founders and industry groups have urged greater investment in solutions to the country’s skills shortage, and changes to some incentive schemes to foster industry growth, ahead of an election campaign they suspect may pass them by.
With the pandemic response, climate change and international conflicts shaping as major issues, few expect tech and innovation industry policy to loom large in the upcoming election campaign.
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Paul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com
Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
