Innovate: Fix the foundation—procurement reform is Guam’s gateway to innovation

Innovate: Fix the foundation—procurement reform is Guam’s gateway to innovation

If Guam is serious about becoming a 21st century technology and innovation hub, we first need to get our government house in order.

Cicada's outgoing CEO: Our deep tech future needs procurement reform

The challenge of commercialising deep tech in Australia has never been about the lack of ideas, talent or ambition, according to outgoing Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally-Ann Williams. We suffer from a fragmented policy landscape and persistent failure to treat procurement as the most powerful tool of industrial transformation. “We’ve got this wonderful phrase now about a ‘future made in Australia’. Great. But are we going to buy it here…