Tag: susan close

$12m AI research boost in South Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s largest university-based machine learning research group will grow to support more than 50 new projects after receiving a $12 million funding injection from its university and government backers....

Close takes command of SA skills in Cabinet reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian deputy premier Susan Close has relinquished control of the Defence and Space Industries portfolio to the Treasurer in a Malinauskas Cabinet reshuffle prompted by housing, decarbonisation and...

SA space grants to pull in global partners

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Grants up to $100,000 will be on offer later this month for South Australian-based startups and small businesses to work with international partners on low-cost access to space or...

SA govt-backed satellite readies for June launch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian-made Kanyini cube satellite has reached its final manufacturing stage in the run up to its scheduled launch into low-Earth orbit in June. Adelaide-based internet of things...

Flinders signs research deal with US Navy subs specialists

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Flinders University has inked a collaborative research agreement with a US Navy research centre specialising in submarine warfare. The institutions will team on research projects related to undersea technology...

SA lays out plan for manufacturing revival

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
South Australia will look to turn around its manufacturing slide with a new decadal strategy that puts an emphasis on place-based innovation, value-adding and strategically important sectors like defence,...

Australian Space Park backers exited before SA govt pivot

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of the four companies behind plans to build Australian Space Park in Adelaide had already withdrawn from the joint venture when the South Australian government pulled its funding...

Australian Space Park in doubt after SA pulls funding

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Plans to build the country’s first dedicated space manufacturing hub have hit a setback after the South Australian government pulled its share of funding from the $66 million project...