Last week I was in Japan for the Nanotech conference. It was very interesting…. I made some new friends and I think that there will be a couple of very interesting business opportunities that come out of it. But that is incidental to what is important in Japan. What is important is trust, friendship, respect, [...]
It seems that the election yesterday has resulted in close to a dead heat between the major parties – a hung parliament. This can be seen as a major problem in that it can stop legislation going through, or, as I like to think, a huge opportunity for good sense. And this is why: When [...]
Only one week to go until we find out who is going to be our Prime Minister… Its kind of like Christmas, but where you suspect that while you have asked Santa for a bicycle, the likelihood is that you will get either a couple of pairs of socks, or a a plastic airfix kit [...]
This has to go down as one of the most amazing elections in Australian history. In it neither of the alternative Prime Ministers have said anything remotely bold – until today. Julia Gillard said that she would stop following the script and be herself. Does that mean that she might say something exciting or memorable? [...]
Introduction Over the last several months a number of reports have been published on the impact of file sharing of popular music on Europe's macro economy. The purpose of this paper is to identify a number of arguments that have been made that are provably false or present data that is contrary to other so-called [...]
Depending on your point of view, it would appear that Government Departments are either very good or very bad at cooking the books. (Although possibly they didnt forsee independant analysis of the data….) For the last few days I have been researching for an article that I am writing on Perceptric. There are various [...]
In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning: Broadband billions left hanging as wireless bites back Ari Sharp January 13, 2010 SMH http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/broadband-billions-left-hanging-as-wireless-bites-back-20100112-m4u7.html Which stated that wireless 3G services were a runaway success? Consequently the opposition seized this opportunity to snipe at Senator Conroy about the financial viability of the [...]
From time to time I read Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's column in the UK Daily Telegraph. He writes about finance and invariably has an unconventional view on what is happening. This particular one is a real doozy and is a must read for anyone who thinks beyond the box. He writes about the way that the EU [...]
According to the Commercialization Australia website there is support funding being offered by the Federal Government as follows: Commercialisation Australia will give successful applicants access to: Specialist advice and services to build the skills, knowledge and linkages necessary to successfully commercialise their ideas Funding of up to $250,000 for proof of concept activities Funding up [...]
Delegates to the ACTA discussions are now safe and sound back in their home countries convinced that they have been successful in aiding in stamping out copyright infringement. History has taught us that every-time the music industry or Government enact prosecutorial or legislative actions against file sharing, the resulting pushback always seems to trump [...]