Last Wednesday’s budget has given Canberra businesses benefits right now and also for the future. Warren Jansen, ICN Limited’s Executive Director said: ‘We are pleased the ACT government has acknowledged the integral role of SMEs in driving jobs growth, particularly in the post pandemic environment.” With 250 projects and 14 ongoing programs of work already … Continued
You may already be aware that Transgrid’s board has now financially committed to the construction of EnergyConnect, the new transmission link from Wagga Wagga in NSW to Robertstown in South Australia, via Buronga. EnergyConnect will deliver significant benefits for NSW Electricity customers, the NSW economy and the National Electricity Market. These benefits include: Savings for … Continued
Written by Ian Hudson, 26 May 2021 With Australian Made Week now underway, @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – Celebrating Australian Made – asks the hard question. Here Ian Hudson asks whether an Australian-made product is really more expensive? There is a commonly held belief that it’s more expensive to buy Australian Made products compared to those manufactured overseas. … Continued
Industry Capability Network (ICN) Victoria is delighted to announce Ms Dianne Smith as its new CEO. On behalf of the Board, Chairman, Tim Piper has today confirmed the appointment. He acknowledged the significant contribution by outgoing Executive Director, Grant Anderson, and thanked him for his stewardship of ICN over the past two years. “As Victoria … Continued
Industry Capability Network (ICN) welcomed the announcement by Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr that 400 new manufacturing jobs would be created in Australia as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN). Senator Carr made the announcement today following the signing of three NBN equipment contracts worth $1.6 billion. ICN’s executive director, Derek Lark, said ICN … Continued
The Industry Capability Network (ICN) Gateway has now been updated to include a taxonomy for the Defence sector. This is great news for companies wanting to be involved with Defence procurement contracts in Australia. ICN Gateway is used to link suppliers to the buyer by issuing work packages. The release of the taxonomy introduces a … Continued
ICN NT and technology company VendorPanel have announced a new partnership to help drive local economic development in the Northern Territory. This is a strategic initiative between ICN in the Northern Territory and VendorPanel aimed at providing government, councils and enterprises with a reliable marketplace to gain competitive quotes from Territory businesses and SMEs that … Continued
Yesterday’s Budget has given small to medium enterprises (SMEs) benefits right now and also for the future, Industry Capability Network (ICN) Limited said. Derek Lark, ICN Limited’s Executive Director said: ‘We are pleased the government has further acknowledged the integral role of SMEs in driving jobs growth. ‘The immediate reactions from some of our ICN … Continued
‘Today’s announcement that DCNS will build the country’s next fleet of submarines in Australia is an historic investment for the local ship building industry,’ says ICN Limited’s executive director, Derek Lark. ‘ICN has a consultant embedded in Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) to promote the vast capability and innovation of local suppliers and we are pleased … Continued
Industry Capability Network (ICN) has launched a new tool aimed at helping small and medium companies understand their own financial viability, using VedaScore, provided by data analytics company Veda. According to data from MarketInvoice, Australian small businesses are the world’s slowest at paying outstanding invoices, which in turn is compromising their competitiveness and survival. This is … Continued
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