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| Welcome to the March edition of the ATS NSW Newsletter |
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On 23 February, the ATS and the Innovation Pathways Program hosted more than 80 business representatives at the first monthly seminar for 2010.
The seminar was conducted in conjunction with ATS Patron, Spruson & Ferguson, and focused on Intellectual Property Strategies for Entrepreneurs. The event has generated some extremely positive feedback and the presentations are now available online.
Following the success of this first seminar, ATS NSW is pleased to announce the second of our series to be held on the 23rd of March on the topic: High Growth Potential – the Key to Investment and Harvest and to be presented by Dr. Tom McKaskill.
Dr. McKaskill is an established authority on how successful entrepreneurs start, develop and harvest their ventures and is acknowledged as the world's leading expert on exit strategies for high growth enterprises.
Refer to ‘Upcoming Events’ below for more information and to register.
March is a very busy month for us with plenty of events that could greatly benefit your business - be sure to check them out!
Innovation Pathways Program
– NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS –
If you’re looking to commercialise an innovative technology that is supported by IP, you should consider applying for the Innovation Pathways Program – which is now open for applications!
The Innovation Pathways Program has been developed by Industry and Investment NSW and the Australian Technology Showcase (NSW) to assist innovative technology organisations (including researchers, start-ups and established SMEs) to accelerate the commercialisation of their technology. Subject to satisfying eligibility requirements, an assistance grant of up to $25,000 (or up to $35,000 for ATS members) may be available to individual organisations.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
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NBN to Crack the Local Code? |
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A recent article in BRW featuring the Australian-based software development company and ATS alumni, Atlassian has highlighted the current difficulties faced by software companies in cracking the Australian market which tends to shy away from domestically developed software. The article also offers an insight into the potential solution to this problem promised by the introduction of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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Important News on the NBN and the Implications for SMEs |
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ATS has been excited by the very recent news (published by The Australian) that Industry and Innovation Minister Kim Carr is set to appoint a new IT Supplier Advocate in the near future. The initiative is aimed at increasing market access for local IT SMEs by providing an advocate to protest against cases where a contract requires an unreasonable level of professional indemnity insurance from SMEs. The advocate may also be able to assist in cases where tenders require a level of capability within a bidding company that is well beyond what the contract is for.
To read the full article from The Australian click here |
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COMPANY NEWS |
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iOmniscient Takes Out the Competition in the ‘Global Security Challenge for Crowded Scenes’ |
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ATS alumni – iOmniscient - have been announced as the winners of the 2009 Global Security Challenge for Crowded Scenes. This competition is run by the London-based Global Security Challenge. | |
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MYstaff Sales Gaining Global Momentum |
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As the move to cloud services gathers pace, an ATS company, MYstaff Pty Ltd, is gathering sales momentum on the global stage, with successful entry into the Japanese and American markets.
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Android wears Fancy Pants |
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ATS member and provider of the award-winning FancyPants® user interface technology for consumer electronics, Fluffy Spider Technologies,(FST) recently unveiled their improvement to Fancy Pants – the newly developed Fancy Pants 3.0. This new version of the company's multimedia applications framework augments the rich graphics and multimedia UI capabilities of FancyPants by de-coupling user interfaces from the applications that use them. Through scriptable, autonomous user interface coding, FancyPants 3.0 lets OEMs, developers, integrators and other ecosystem participants customise the overall appearance of the end-user experience.
In early February, Fluffy Spider was also pleased to announce support for the Google Android™ platform in Fancy Pants 3.0.
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Do you have an interesting story to tell? |
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If you're an ATS member or alumni and have recently won an award, made export sales or experienced success in obtaining a major cotnract, we would like to hear about it!
You could have your business featured in the next ATS NSW Newsletter.
Email your story to us here
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NEW MEMBERS |
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ProjectCentre |
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ProjectCentre provides an online project management platform to support efficient delivery for large or complex construction, infrastructure and process engineering projects.
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Opal Producers Australia Ltd |
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The Gemmological Digital Analyser™ (GDA) automated vision system objectively assesses quantifies and reports the complex colour characteristics of cut and polished opal.
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Traffic Tech |
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At many intersections and mid-block crossings, push-buttons are used to allow crossing pedestrians to activate a signal. New ATS member, Traffic Tech, in conjunction with MtM International, has developed an alternative - the Pedestrian and Bicycle Switch Pad (PSP and BSP).
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Monthly Seminar – March
High Growth Potential – the Key to Investment and Harvest
Presenter: Dr. Tom McKaskill |
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Global serial entrepreneur, educator and author, Dr. Tom McKaskill is an established authority on how successful entrepreneurs start, develop and harvest their ventures.
Dr. McKaskill is acknowledged as the world's leading expert on exit strategies for high growth enterprises. Over a twenty year period as an active entrepreneur, Dr. McKaskill's experience included multiple start-ups in the UK and USA, raising venture capital twice, undertaking two acquisitions and strategic trade sales of three businesses. Recently retired from the Richard Pratt Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Dr. McKaskill is the author of fourteen books for entrepreneurs covering such topics as new venture growth, raising venture capital, selling a business, acquisitions strategy and angel investing.
Dr. McKaskill will provide invaluable insight into increasing the growth potential of your business and we strongly encourage representatives from ATS organisations to attend.
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AusMedtech NSW SEMINAR
The Realities of Medtech Innovation |
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ATS NSW is pleased to support AusMedtech NSW in presenting a seminar on ‘The Realities of Medtech Innovation’. The event, to be held on the 25 March will consist of a number of presentations made by respected industry professionals in the areas of commercialisation, intellectual property and innovation and entrepreneurship.
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AIIA Financial Services Forum: Innovation in Financial Services |
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Fact: 98% of Australia's Financial Service Industry research and development expenditure is on ICT (Information Communication Technology), totalling over $2bn per annum. Total spent on ICT in Financial Services is over $5bn. (ABS data)
The AIIA, in partnership with the Australian Technology Showcase and Industry and Investment NSW, invites you to a luncheon to discuss how technology is being used to change the nature of the Financial Services Industry;
- To deliver new services to customers
- To improve customer satisfaction
- To "disintermediate" the competition
- To respond to regulation
- To improve efficiency
Held at a Sydney CBD 5 star hotel, lunch and networking is followed by a one hour panel-led discussion on how technology-led business opportunities are changing the nature of the Financial Services industry.
The event marks the launch of the AIIA financial services "special interest group" and is MC'd by the group's chair, Charles Lindop, Principal, Carlisle Partners.
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FUNDING CONNECT NSW 2010 |
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If you want to know how to grow your business, Funding Connect NSW is for you! Attend to learn from the experiences and perspectives of leading investors and successful entrepreneurs.
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iAwards 2010 |
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Nominations for the 2010 iAwards are now OPEN!
The iAwards is the leading awards program for Australian technology innovators. The awards recognise the importance of technology solutions to the creation of a strong and efficient business in all industries as well as the imperative of innovation to the maintenance of a strong economy.
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APCO Australasia Conference and Exhibition: Technologies & Their Impact on Major Emergencies |
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On the 15th – 17th March 2010, the Melbourne Conference Exhibition Centre will host the 2010 APCO Australasia Conference and Exhibition.
Attendees on the day will be provided with exceptional networking opportunities. The latest innovations and technologies available will all be in one location, showcasing the latest in communications, emergency management, surveillance technology, IT and ICT developments, protective apparatus and many more. Significant emphasis will be placed on displaying emergency service vehicles that demonstrate innovative, cutting edge in-car systems.
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Industry & Investment NSW presents: ‘Stepping Up Advance Program – Rethink Your Business’ |
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Industry & Investment NSW invites owners and senior executives of small, medium or large organisations currently faced with growing competition and eroding margins/market share to attend a series of three workshops designed to build long-term growth and improved profitability.
Workshops will be held on Tuesday, April 6, Thursday, April 22 and Tuesday, May 11, 2010 and are designed to encourage business managers to rethink how they decide on markets, define competition, develop offerings and deliver value to enable top-line and bottom-line results simultaneously. The program consists of three workshops focused on the three interdependent areas of: Strategy and Planning, Innovation and Marketing and Strategy Execution.
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