Kim Carr, Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has just announced in his talk to the National Press Club that the Federal Government will be making AUD$83 Million in new funding available for around 20 approved local Venture Capital firms. The new fund will be called the Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund. It’s a good proactive [...] Full story...
This is the end, my friends.
It’s with great pleasure I announce that, as of today, TechNation Australia (TNA) will no longer be updated.
Good to see mainstream media catching up on the growth of Crowd-Sourcing and speaking with some of our favourite local tech guys, Ross “Mr Enterprise 2.
For a couple of years now, the team at WotNews (formerly Plugger) have been using semantic technology to change the way people access and use news.
ChipHacker has launched a knowledge sharing community with the aim of bringing electronics hackers from all over the world together to share their skills and experience.
Shmotter, a Melbourne-based start-up, is looking to take on the world of virtual fashion styling by helping wanna-be Rachel Zoe’s perfect their look for the day without having to put a single thing on.
AVCAL, the peak industry body for the Australian VC and PE industries has released its 2009 Yearbook and things look grim, at best.
The last time MC Hammer toured Australia it was the early 90’s, Hammer Pants were all the rage, and I had ambitions of being just like his arch-enemy Vanilla Ice.
NSW Police have never really seemed to me to be the most hi-tech force in the world but that’s starting to change.
John O’Sullivan, the leader of the team that pioneered the high-speed wireless network, has finally been officially recognised and rewarded by winning the Australian Prime Minister’s 2009 Prize for Science.
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So, the web is abuzz with Asher Moses’ story in the Sydney Morning Herald about Apple shopping the iTabletPadPod around Aussie media organisations.