SYDNEY , July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Australia’s flagship deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations is urging the tech ecosystem to lead in turbocharging the Future Made in Australia act by shifting from a “silos” to a “systems” approach that aligns national vision with implementation. The call comes as Cicada announces the 23 ventures chosen to feature in this year’s Cicada x Tech23 event, which will bring together hundreds of diverse investors, scientists, entrepreneurs, academics, heads of industry, and government representatives. The vanguard festival of radical innovation and brave ideas in deep tech aims to drive conversations that will catalyse this “systems” approach to commercialising some of the world’s most critical breakthroughs.
It will ask a series of globally-critical questions that unpack how we can build the future through systemic solutions to broad-reaching problems, and unlock new global opportunities in the process. These solutions and opportunities will also help to achieve the goals of the Future Made in Australia act, which seeks to create a future-proofed, globally-competitive economy for Australia while addressing any major structural and strategic challenges. According to Cicada, collaborating at a systems level – across industries, specialisations, and technologies – presents Australia’s best and potentially only chance of successfully catalysing the lofty and critical goals of the Act.
Sally-Ann Williams , CEO of Cicada Inno.
