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We have posted an e-update to our website on the proposed changes to Australia's electronic transaction laws and what they may mean for businesses.The update looks at:the existing laws and how they may changesignaturesautomated message systemsinvitations to make offerscorrecting input errorslocation of partiestime and placeIt also includes a summary of practical tips businesses can

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In a recent interview with the McKinsey Quarterly, author and Silicon Valley technology executive Judy Estrin discusses her views on innovation (or the lack of innovation) in the 21st century.Estrin’s proposition is that while we are currently enjoying the fruits of innovation planted 30 years ago, we are failing to seed innovation at equal rates today. That is, while there appears to be an

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Recently, the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department released a consultation paper on the Australian Government’s proposal to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts. This was in collaboration with the States and Territories.The consultation paper suggests changes to Australian (Federal and State) electronic transactions laws

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Google has to be considered one of the world’s most successful organisations in identifying real and practical business applications for new ideas and successfully introducing them to an eager market.Following the McKinsey Global Survey on how different companies approach innovation, the McKinsey Quarterly has posted a video interview with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. Schmidt discusses Google’s

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The Rudd Government has released Sir Peter Gershon’s report (the Gershon Report) detailing his independent review of the Australian Government's use of information and communication technology (ICT).Sir Peter Gershon was engaged by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner, to review and report on both the efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Government’s

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The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) have launched an exciting initiative across Australia called AIMIA Innovatives. This program will help digital entrepreneurs to progress their ideas from early concept stages to commercial launch FREE OF CHARGE. The program is run by industry experts from AIMIA, the ABC's Innovation division, Deloitte, Intel and Gilbert + Tobin. The

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At an AIIA sponsored event on Thursday last week, Dr Terry Cutler delivered the Pearcey Oration on venturousaustralia – his recently submitted Review of the National Innovation System. The presentation accompanied two panel discussions, one of which I participated in, examining the review, its implications for the ICT industry and wider issues relating to the role of ICT in innovation.There is

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Beyond the laboratoryI vividly recall sitting in a negotiation room a few years ago, representing a corporate client in the middle stages of large technology outsourcing negotiations.Like a hangover from an old legal drama in which mere numbers instantly intimated power, the room had been stereotypically (but rather unproductively) stacked. On my side of the table sat two commercial managers,

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OverviewThe Cutler Report considers the funding gap between idea and commercialisation – the idea that many small and medium-sized firms lack necessary capital to test new concepts, are unable to attract third party investors due to risk and lack the cash to take advantage of existing tax-based incentives. It asserts that government can play a role in bridging this gap – through direct funding,

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The report "Venturous Australia – Building Strength in Innovation" authored by a review panel headed by Dr Terry Cutler (and hence also referred to as the Cutler Report) was released on 10 September 2008. You can click on the following links to read Dr Cutler's summary of his Report, and his Pearcey Oration - Not waving, but drowning delivered at the 2008 Pearcey Medal gala dinner.In a series of

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OverviewMuch of the Cutler Report is devoted to exploring the structure and order of internal Government frameworks within a national innovation system. This includes recommendations as to the extension of business innovation and knowledge sharing programs, additional support for the growth of human capital and the establishment of a National Innovation Council, supported by a consistent National

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The importance of human capitalThe Cutler Report devotes a large amount of space to the issues surrounding the importance of “human capital” – that is the skills and attitudes of the people who work within organisations.High quality human capital – essentially well-educated and highly skilled people – are essential to the development of an innovative society. As the Report notes:“A highly‑skilled

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OverviewOne of the most interesting features of the Cutler Report for lawyers, legislators and owners of inventions and innovative processes is its discussion in relation to the relationship between intellectual property (IP) protection regimes and incentives to innovation.Broadly, the Report observes that:the current Australian system of IP protection, while originally devised to encourage the

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The central role of informationOne of the central themes of the Cutler Report is the importance of information and the open flow of that information. As the Report notes:“Innovation in the first decades of the 21st century is more open and pervasive characterised by skill in collaborating and making connections so that knowledge flows and grows and so becomes available to meet customer and

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Australia has fallen behindThe Cutler Report makes a number of bold statements about the state of research in Australia and they are not positive. It states that:Australia is falling behind both developed and emerging economies in commitments to investment in research across universities, public research agencies (for example, CSIRO) and throughout government and private sector organisations that

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OverviewThe Cutler Report notes that tax has a strong effect on all kinds of economic behaviour, including innovation. In this respect the Report observes that in relation to incentives for business to fund R&D expenditure: the link between the rate of company tax and economic growth is strong, and although Australia has cut its corporate tax rates, it has not done so as aggressively as other

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OverviewShould government be involved in innovation? The Cutler Report addresses this question from a number of perspectives and concludes that there is a role in Australia for government to support and encourage innovation.Government as an innovation customerOne perspective, which is dealt with in our discussion on government procurement, is to make government a technology and services customer

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