AGRICULTURAL science, food and natural resource management have never been more important, argues Mark Adams, dean of the University of Sydney’s faculty of agriculture, food and natural resources. “Carbon, water, food. This is what it is about,” he says. “The world is going to be desperate for food, is desperate for food, and will be […]
An international study of the R&Dperformance of 1,000 large companies in 2008includes six Australian firms that increased their total investment in R&D by 37.9% during the year, despite the economic downturn. The study by Booz & Company is the fifth annual study of the world’s biggest corporate R&D spenders. It concludes that “most companies have […]
Australia’s most powerful supercomputer facility has been launched by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr at The Australian National University. The new facility is part of a joint procurement by ANU and the Bureau of Meteorology to provide two systems capable of modelling the dynamics of climate change and extreme […]
Alvarion Ltd., the world’s leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has been selected by Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. Adam Internet is building a wireless broadband network as part of the Australian government’s Broadband Guarantee Program aimed at providing services to all Australian residents. The […]
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IBC is the leading international forum for the electronic media industry, attracting 45,500+ visitors and 1,300+ exhibitors from more than 130 countries. It combines a highly respected and peer reviewed conference, an exhibition that demonstrates state of the art media technology and unrivalled networking opportunities. Visitors can expect to learn about the developments which are shaping the industry, […]
There are many challenges facing mining companies in Australia. water treatment, protecting ground and surface water, tailing and brine management, evaporation enhancement and minimisation, power-efficient desal plants, linking power and water efficiencies to reduce greenhouse gas footprint, economic modelling of value/cost of water management
Networking equipment suppliers for the National Broadband Network (NBN) build will be restricted to just two primary vendors, according to NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley. Mike Quigley Quigley also said that operating and billing systems to support the NBN would most likely be awarded to one vendor, while civil construction would be awarded […]
LAST month’s announcement that the federal government would demand a say in planning the future of Australian cities saw Queensland premier Anna Bligh immediately jump in with a suggestion. Ms Bligh applauded prime minister Kevin Rudd’s approach but said her state already had the answers. Lauding her government’s infrastructure plan as an international award winner, […]
For all the press coverage of the Middle East, there is one side of Israel
that gets scant attention: the country’s economy has the highest
concentration of innovation and entrepreneurialism in the world today
