SMEs

The government’s cyber security strategy has been welcomed by industry groups as a vital resource for the national economy and community.

Listening, collaboration and onsite training deliver relevant, meaningful results, says National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Enough with the noise about the ‘Big’ 4, and the parallel Defence MSPs. Few would disagree that ‘Big’ has a stranglehold on the professional services government spend. Even with a greater in-house capability in our public service they can’t and shouldn’t replace all professional service engagements. The ‘Big’ companies have scale and process, which can be valuable. Great brands, reach and marketing – perhaps even better than their value in delivery. Anecdotally, at least, many public servants would like to foster the development of a competitive, potentially international, Australian industry. Too often ‘Big’ is associated with good, but smaller companies […]

A report written for the CSIRO attempts to understand the uptake of artificial intelligence across local SMEs.

BETA has collaborated with Safe Work Australia to adapt return-to-work materials for use by supervisors in small and medium businesses.

Among other initiatives, Katy Gallagher announced a new team has been established, called the Future Made in Australia Office.

Jobs and Skills Summit discourse has been thin about incentivising SMEs to upskill their employees, who are the majority of private sector workers.

The Committee for Economic Development Australia calls for an ambitious reset on immigration policy given the global race for talent.

Changes to federal procurement rules aim to give SMEs and First Nations businesses a better chance of success in public sector tenders.

The finance minister has announced revisions to Commonwealth Procurement Rules to make more opportunities for the federal government to contract SMEs.

Bruce Billson says small businesses are made to shoulder the weight of ‘disproportionate’ government regulation. 

The unashamedly pre-election budget delivered a number of noteworthy ideas on both business skills and digitalisation. 

Single Touch Payroll was the mechanism that delivered the JobKeeper stimulus package to employers: “Without STP, JobKeeper would have been impossible.”

Businesses are being paid by the federal government to trial tech solutions with a view to reducing bureaucratic processes.