Wow. That's great. Now if only we were a car industry producing vehicles people don't want to buy in a market too small to achieve economies of scale owned by parent companies who'll repatriate $AU from taxpayers back to their own struggling head offices, we might actually have an industry strategy and some decent funding approaching the billions the car industry got handed out AFTER the productivity commission reported that it was a shocking waste.
With a different perspective and some actual leadership , perhaps we could transition our economy ahead of the information revolution we're in the middle of... The more I hear about how this so-called Innovation department works, the more concerned I get for our industry which represents one of the few bright opportunities for our country. If you haven't already seen it, read http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/opinion/perspectives/backwards-from-the-backwater/2009/02/16/1234632734542.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Geoff -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bengrubb Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 2:30 PM To: Silicon Beach Australia Subject: [SiliconBeach] Govt pledges $83M to save tech innovators THE Rudd government will inject up to $83 million into the local venture capital pipeline as a stop gap measure to try and prevent promising tech companies going under due to the global financial crisis. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25205179-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
