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Why space matters
Matt Wright | September 19, 2016Place is becoming more important as the world’s economies are transformed by knowledge-intensive activities. At the recent GAP Summit Matt Wright, Partner at Deloitte Access Economics, discussed the need to reconsider the purpose of place following a Deloitte report.
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Local innovations need support from government and corporates
Ben Pearson | September 19, 2016Not many people know about a technology that is keeping our lives from descending into the chaos of record keeping anxiety. Ben Pearson, CEO of start-up Mainframe Cloud, explains.
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Innovation in outer space, it’s not rocket science
Andrea Boyd | September 19, 2016Australia is the only OECD country without a national space agency. Andrea Boyd, Flight Operations Engineer from the International Space Station in Germany, explains why a sustainable space sector would strongly accelerate Australia’s innovation system.
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Welcome to the GAP Summit on Spaces of Australia Innovation
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | September 15, 2016Global Access Partners (GAP) is holding its 7th Annual Growth Summit in NSW Parliament House to discuss Spaces of Australian Innovation. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-founder and Managing Director of GAP, delivered the introduction.
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Spaces of Australian Innovation
Stephen Hayes | September 15, 2016What is the latest in Australia’s innovation sector? Stephen Hayes has an overview of what’s happening in a number of areas.
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Australia’s digital imperative starts with our youth
John Ruthven | September 14, 2016Australia’s best technology ideas come from those who aren’t familiar with restrictions: our youth. That’s the essence of Young ICT Explorers, a non-profit competition created by SAP. John Ruthven, President and Managing Director of SAP Australia and New Zealand, explains.
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Looking to the stars – Australia’s rising innovative industry
Solange Cunin | September 13, 2016Innovation spaces in Australia need the support of bright and motivated people. Solange Cunin is the CEO of Cuberider, which gives high school students the opportunity to learn STEM skills by designing and coding experiments that are tested in space on the International Space Station.
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The key to unlocking innovation
Nicola Hazell | September 12, 2016What do we need for innovation to really flourish? Nicola Hazell, Head of Diversity and Impact at BlueChilli, explains why diversity is the key.
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We must get serious about Reconciliation if we are to reduce homelessness in Australia
Catherine Yeomans | September 12, 2016Mission Australia recently compared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people's responses on their values, concerns, health, wellbeing, housing and safety. Catherine Yeomans, CEO of Mission Australia, has the results.
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ANU $8 million battery storage and integration program
Professor Ken Baldwin | September 9, 2016As the proportion of renewables in the grid grows, battery storage and its integration are becoming increasingly important. Professor Ken Baldwin is the Director of the ANU Energy Change Institute, which will appoint an internationally recognised research leader to improve ways to store renewable energy.
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How to build an innovation culture
Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin | September 9, 2016Everyone’s talking about innovation, but how do you actually develop an innovative culture? Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin shares his insights as CEO of the globally expanding startup accelerator BlueChilli.
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Posing the unthinkable: Resettling refugees in Australia
Binoy Kampmark | September 7, 2016In a recent ABC ‘Lateline’ program, Paris Aristotle of the Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture said he had never anticipated that offshore processing facilities would become long-term warehouses for refugees without genuine resettlement options. Binoy Kampmark says his perspectives have shown a distinct lack of imagination.
