James Riley
Business Spectator
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Technology the new frontier for China trade
Politicians have laid the groundwork for a solid trade relationship with China, but it's time we added the tech sector into the mix. → Read More
Opening doors to China tech opportunity
Outside of our love of Chinese-made consumer electronics, Australia barely has a relationship with the China tech sector.That's about to change in a big way. → Read More
Hockey's budget a boon for offshore tech titans
Multinational tech firms were the big winners on budget night, effectively receiving a free pass to shift billions offshore. → Read More
The Coalition's digital agenda: Long on opportunity but short on detail
The Abbott Government’s new Digital Transformation Office has been blessed with monumental opportunity. But can they seize the day? → Read More
Turnbull's technology pragmatism: Never mind the NBN
Malcolm Turnbull doesn't do himself any favours by showcasing NBN reforms as world’s best practice approach to selling policy to the public. But there are plenty of positives for the tech sector in his latest speech. → Read More
Tech and TPP - Flying in the dark
The Trans Pacific Partnerships' impact on technology is still shrouded in secrecy. → Read More
Turnbull the technology PM Australia needs
Malcolm Turnbull gets the Australian ICT sector. Tony Abbott doesn't. Australian tech leaders are disappointed that the spill motion fell short. → Read More
Merkel's praise exposes Abbott's policy disconnect
Angela Merkel’s visit to NICTA has allowed the organisation to state its case for survival. The German Chancellor's fulsome praise further highlights the deficiency in the Coalition’s industry policy in relation to information technology research. → Read More
Angela Merkel's NICTA tour leaves Canberra red-faced
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Australian IT research body NICTA next week is a potentially awkward moment for Abbott, who has vowed to cut federal funding for the centre. → Read More
Telstra to shake up medical care with eHealth kick
Telstra has unveiled a bold and disruptive plan to overhaul the delivery of health services in Australia. → Read More
Chinese e-commerce fruit ripe for the picking
In 2000, there were 94 million internet users in China but that number will pass one billion in the next several years. Australian businesses need to do the math and take China out of the too hard basket. → Read More
Australia's start-up scene needs to move beyond city hubs
Entrepreneurs should be able to run a start-up from anywhere, including the bush. → Read More
Australia doesn't need a start-up hub
Entrepreneurs should be able to run a start-up from anywhere, including the bush. → Read More
Is NICTA on the road to privatisation?
It's crunch time for the nation’s premier information technology research institution and it's far from certain what the organisation will look like in two years, or whether it will still exist. → Read More
Taxing times: Tech needs a holiday
The notion that the government will remove the attractive tax-breaks given to property investment in this country and hand them to local tech investors is a pipe dream. So why are we still talking about it? → Read More
Bowen ramps up the innovation rhetoric
The shadow treasurer isn't talking a lot about broadband but he is hitting all the high notes on a policy turf where Labor thinks it can make a mark. → Read More
Riding the Silicon dragon
The China-Australia Millennial Project is a bold initiative that could potentially open up a whole new window of opportunity for our tech and start-up sectors. → Read More
Will Abbott's competitive agenda truly deliver?
With the Coalition's taskforce yet to deliver its verdict the local start-up and technology sector will have to sit on its hands a while longer. Here's hoping it likes what the PM has to say. → Read More
Australia’s Chief Scientist is rightfully cranky
While his global compatriots look to the future Ian Chubb is stuck with the thankless task of trying to convince the government that studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics is a good idea. → Read More
The start-up superstar that had to leave Australia
Ollo Wearables was the darling of the local start-up scene but for CEO Hugh Geiger the move to San Francisco was inevitable. → Read More