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Australia’s giant leap into space

Shortly after this article was published in ACS Information Age, South Australia was named as the headquarters of the Australian Space Agency. Written in October, 2018, this article outlines much about Australia’s space future – a future TasICT is determine to see Tasmanian based companies participate in. The strategy is set, now our space agency…


The 26 Aussie tech founders rocking the US

New book launched at ACS meet-up in San Francisco. By Staff Writers A book highlighting 26 Aussie tech rockstars making their mark in the US has been released following a successful ACS Meet-up in San Francisco. More than 40 people attended the Zelos Hotel on Sunday night for the launch of the ACS publication, Rockstar Aussie…


TasmaNet delivers another nbn™ Australian first

Commissions First Enterprise Ethernet Service in Australia TasmaNet became the first internet service provider in Australia to deliver superfast broadband using new nbnTM Enterprise Ethernet fibre technology after successfully commissioning a 1 Gbps connection for St Michael’s Collegiate School in Hobart today. Managing Director Joel Harris joined nbn Co CEO Stephen Rue, students and staff at…


Tasmanian Company Takes Best Apple App For 2018

Congratulations to TasICT member Savage Interactive for receiving the top award for the iPhone app of the year. Here’s the story from Fairfax media. Aussies grab three of Apple’s eight ‘Best of 2018’ nods Apple has unveiled its ‘Best of 2018’ selections, highlighting the year’s greatest games and apps across 155 countries as determined by…


Does Defence Provide Your Company With An Opportunity?

Federal government launches defence industry grants program for SMEs The federal government has launched its annual grants program for Australian small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in delivering the pipeline of projects enhancing the capability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants program makes available a total of $17 million in grants…


Do you undertake Research and Development?

Are you seeking the latest information and insights about claiming software R&D activities – noting regulators have focussed attention on software development claims recently, with new guidance, tax alerts and regulatory audits/reviews. Those submitting claims need to be aware about issues, myths, risks and processes to be aware of when compiling an R&D claim related…