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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | |
  
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The extra money was committed in a joint announcement last night by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy, the Stephen Conroy, and the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Kim Carr. Welcoming the government’s announcement, NICTA’s CEO, Dr David Skellern, said the funding strengthened the future of ICT innovation in Australia and supports NICTA’s ability to “build ICT knowledge and wealth for the nation.” Dr Skellern says the allocation by the government “provides core funding which will allow NICTA to continue major existing research and education programs with certainty, as well as pursue new project and partner initiatives.” “We can now move with confidence to strengthen our linkages with public and private sector organisations to build innovation into the bottom line of Australia’s digital economy, and the new funding provides a more certain future for Australia’s ICT companies to work with NICTA on research projects and intellectual property licensing. “As NICTA has developed an international reputation for world-class research, this new funding will also help us attract and retain people of the highest calibre.” |
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