Cathy Foley Archives - InnovationAus.com https://www.innovationaus.com/tag/cathy-foley/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:51:02 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.innovationaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/favicon-new.png Cathy Foley Archives - InnovationAus.com https://www.innovationaus.com/tag/cathy-foley/ 32 32 National Quantum Strategy ‘not authored’ by chief scientist https://www.innovationaus.com/national-quantum-strategy-not-authored-by-chief-scientist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-quantum-strategy-not-authored-by-chief-scientist https://www.innovationaus.com/national-quantum-strategy-not-authored-by-chief-scientist/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:18:09 +0000 https://www.innovationaus.com/?p=62341 Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley did not author the first-ever National Quantum Strategy, the Industry department has claimed, in an effort to keep the contents of an earlier draft of the strategy under wraps. The refusal to release the draft strategy in full comes as questions continue to be asked over when the federal...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/national-quantum-strategy-not-authored-by-chief-scientist/feed/ 0 Gig guide: The search for a new chief scientist begins https://www.innovationaus.com/gig-guide-the-search-for-a-new-chief-scientist-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gig-guide-the-search-for-a-new-chief-scientist-begins https://www.innovationaus.com/gig-guide-the-search-for-a-new-chief-scientist-begins/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:13:57 +0000 https://www.innovationaus.com/?p=61832 The search for Australia’s next chief scientist has begun, in preparation for Dr Cathy Foley’s departure at the end of this year. Dr Foley, a quantum physicist, was appointed as Australia’s ninth chief scientist in January 2021. After completing the initial three-year term her tenure was extended to the end of 2024. As chief scientist,...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/gig-guide-the-search-for-a-new-chief-scientist-begins/feed/ 0 Foley bells the cat on tech’s transparency problem https://www.innovationaus.com/foley-bells-the-cat-on-techs-transparency-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=foley-bells-the-cat-on-techs-transparency-problem https://www.innovationaus.com/foley-bells-the-cat-on-techs-transparency-problem/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 08:09:17 +0000 https://www.innovationaus.com/?p=61239 Australia’s chief scientist – a quantum physicist by trade – got to the heart of the online harm problems facing Australia in a way other experts appearing at Monday’s Senate hearing on AI did not. While witnesses offered options for driving rapid uptake in a responsible way that builds up access, awareness and Australian made...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/foley-bells-the-cat-on-techs-transparency-problem/feed/ 0 Mazzucato in Australia: Last chance to secure seats https://www.innovationaus.com/mazzucato-in-australia-last-chance-to-secure-seats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mazzucato-in-australia-last-chance-to-secure-seats https://www.innovationaus.com/mazzucato-in-australia-last-chance-to-secure-seats/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:36:43 +0000 https://www.innovationaus.com/?p=60029 With just days before renowned economist and author Mariana Mazzucato arrives in Australia for her much anticipated speaking tour, a final release of tickets are now available for premier business events in Sydney and Melbourne. Mariana Mazzucato is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at the University College London, and came to...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/mazzucato-in-australia-last-chance-to-secure-seats/feed/ 0 Relax! Your 2023 Summer Reading List has arrived 😊 https://www.innovationaus.com/relax-your-2023-summer-reading-list-has-arrived-%f0%9f%98%8a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relax-your-2023-summer-reading-list-has-arrived-%25f0%259f%2598%258a https://www.innovationaus.com/relax-your-2023-summer-reading-list-has-arrived-%f0%9f%98%8a/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:46:08 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=58996 Ho, ho, ho dear readers, it’s time for my favorite column of the year. In the past month, we have sent an army of email elves to the far-flung reaches of the Australian continent in search of book recommendations. We have interrogated leaders and luminaries from across the different parts of our beautiful and complex...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/relax-your-2023-summer-reading-list-has-arrived-%f0%9f%98%8a/feed/ 0 ‘Publish or perish’ research culture hurting innovation https://www.innovationaus.com/publish-or-perish-research-culture-hurting-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=publish-or-perish-research-culture-hurting-innovation https://www.innovationaus.com/publish-or-perish-research-culture-hurting-innovation/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:22:46 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=56946 Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley is driving reform of the performance metrics for researchers and research institutions with the release of a new report that outlines existing barriers to innovation and the foundations for change. Dr Foley said the “current system for assessing research careers for hiring, promotion and funding is not fit for...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/publish-or-perish-research-culture-hurting-innovation/feed/ 0 ‘Vegemite economy’ spreads innovation investment too thin https://www.innovationaus.com/vegemite-economy-spreads-innovation-investment-too-thin-foley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vegemite-economy-spreads-innovation-investment-too-thin-foley https://www.innovationaus.com/vegemite-economy-spreads-innovation-investment-too-thin-foley/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:06:40 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=54936 Australia can only retain its competitive advantages in innovative technologies like quantum and photonics if the nation specialises and scales its priority sectors, according to chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley. Speaking at the launch of InnovationAus.com’s Capability Papers on Thursday, Dr Foley said that “Australia has to remember it is a small country with 0.3...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/vegemite-economy-spreads-innovation-investment-too-thin-foley/feed/ 0 Powerful speakers readied for The Capability Papers https://www.innovationaus.com/powerful-speakers-readied-for-the-capability-papers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerful-speakers-readied-for-the-capability-papers https://www.innovationaus.com/powerful-speakers-readied-for-the-capability-papers/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:15:23 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=54865 Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley will deliver a lunchtime keynote address to The Capability Papers launch forum at Old Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, an event that includes an opening address from Government Services minister Bill Shorten. The Capability Papers is an 80-page, 65,000-word tabloid-sized newspaper that includes 36 position papers on issues...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/powerful-speakers-readied-for-the-capability-papers/feed/ 0 Report on new metrics for individual researchers due in August https://www.innovationaus.com/report-on-new-metrics-for-individual-researchers-due-in-august/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-on-new-metrics-for-individual-researchers-due-in-august https://www.innovationaus.com/report-on-new-metrics-for-individual-researchers-due-in-august/#respond Sun, 25 Jun 2023 07:12:18 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=49575 Research assessment practices in Australia are being examined by the Australian Council of Learned Academies on behalf of the Chief Scientist, which is preparing a report that considers the translation of individual researchers’ impact across academia, industry, and the public service. Other areas that Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley is seeking insight into is...

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]]> https://www.innovationaus.com/report-on-new-metrics-for-individual-researchers-due-in-august/feed/ 0 InnovationAus Awards 2023: Last day for nominations https://www.innovationaus.com/innovationaus-awards-2023-last-day-for-nominations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovationaus-awards-2023-last-day-for-nominations https://www.innovationaus.com/innovationaus-awards-2023-last-day-for-nominations/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 20:38:27 +0000 https://innovationaus.wpengine.com/?p=49316 We are down to the wire, the final day for accepting nominations for the 2023 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. You have until midnight tonight, Monday 19 June, so get your skates on. The InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2023 are a six-month program of promotion run via the InnovationAus.com publishing platform and culminates in the best...

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