February 2021
Watch Now: Innovation Summit livestream
The Australian Financial Review is pleased to present this special virtual edition of our Innovation Summit.
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December 2020
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Make Australia the place global winners pick to do business
The lesson from The Australian Financial Review Innovation Summit is not to go back to trying to pick winners, but to get on with making Australia the great place to work, hire and invest that winners want to pick to do business in.
- The AFR View
‘We need more talent’: technology leaders
Working from home has allowed companies to look overseas but visa laws and global competition were slowing employment growth in technology, industry heads say.
- Finbar O'Mallon
‘The jury’s out’: China’s quantum supremacy claims questioned
A former Google quantum scientist now working with local expert Michelle Simmons says there are 'a lot of questions' over a claim China has made a giant leap forward in quantum computing.
- James Fernyhough
Bad maths teachers are a block to innovation: education experts
A lack of specialist mathematics teachers is having long-term negative consequences for research and innovation.
- Ronald Mizen
'Everything is overvalued' tech leaders warn
“I get uncomfortable with statements such as ‘it will eventually grow into its valuation’,” said Mark McConnell, venture capitalist and CEO of Citadel Group.
- Vesna Poljak
To infinity and beyond: how Australia will grow its space industry
The Australian Space Agency says space exploration and satellite technology should create 20,000 new jobs in Australia by the end of the decade.
- John Davidson
Reactive Australian companies more vulnerable to offshore rivals
Daniel Petre, partner at AirTree Ventures, says for too long local companies have been reactive, not proactive, while spending on developing new ideas remains too low.
- Sally Patten
CSL, UQ vaccine will be more ‘robust’ than rivals
"It is a more traditional vaccine," Professor Paul Young says of the UQ/CSL candidate, "and a better option for the long term . . . even though we're a little bit behind."
- Yolanda Redrup
How to gain an unfair advantage in an unfair world
Australia will suffer a "slow economic decline into the sunset" if it fails to use science and technology to enhance existing strengths, CSIRO chief Larry Marshall warns.
- John Davidson
August 2019
- Exclusive
- Tech crackdown
Sims defends ACCC crackdown on big tech
The ACCC chairman has dismissed concerns that some of its proposals to crimp the power of Facebook and Google will inhibit innovation and expose tech secrets.
- Paul Smith
July 2019
Investors must grill boards about R&D spending
"I have never seen a strike against a remuneration report for underinvesting in R&D:" Adir Shiffman of Catapult Sports.
- Sally Patten
Explode the 'Steve Jobs myth' to spread entrepreneurship
Successful company founders are rarely single-minded renegades, but collaborators with the self-awareness to know when their time as CEO is up.
- Michael Bailey
Google, Facebook have 'tyrannical' control over data
Those who control people's data will build the services and products of the future, Data Republic boss Danny Gilligan says.
- Elouise Fowler
Data is safer in the cloud than in the bank: NAB
NAB was more comfortable storing its banking applications inside data centres managed by Google, Microsoft and Amazon than using its own data centres.
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- James Eyers
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger: Huawei
Revelations that its hardware had security flaws forced Huawei to spend billions updating its processes. Now it wants its competitors to do the same.
- John Davidson
Australia in global war for R&D dollars: Cochlear
Cochlear CEO says attempts by foreign nations to lure the company's research and development base away from Australia showed why tax incentives remained vital.
- James Thomson
What Andy Penn's Atlassian barometer tells us
The Telstra boss says the global shift towards agile ways of working is driven by the business need to become more innovative and to think longer term.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Let's focus on the right innovation problems
The Australian Financial Review Innovation Summit was less concerned about foreign giants than lack of policy support for the essential home-grown minnows.
- The AFR View
Big tech bites back at big stick
Tech leaders have backed moves to restrict the power of technology giants, but have warned against overkill that could damage the local sector.
- Paul Smith and John Davidson