Developing new technologies is high on the list of achievements for a number of other countries. How does Australia rate in comparison?
The federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has announced an initiative to inform Australian SMEs on what to look out for when it comes to exporting their technology products overseas.
The new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence plans to focus on helping small and medium-sized Australian businesses export IT products in a bid to reverse the negative balance of trade in ICT.
Australians pining for a local equivalent of Microsoft or Nokia are in the dark over the achievements of tech companies associated with dominant sectors such as mining and agriculture, according to a leading author.
Australian companies have long prided themselves on their highly inventive nature and global reputation as early adopters of new technology. But Australia's track record in commercialising technical know-how on the global stage is lamentable.
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US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
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