Research and Development (R&D) stories

Australia faces urgent calls to improve AI adoption and bridge its innovation gap, ranking 105th globally for turning research into commercial success.

New Zealand’s tech exports climbed to NZD $20bn in 2025, led by ICT growth, becoming the country’s third largest export sector after dairy and tourism.

Fortinet reported Q3 revenue up 14% to USD $1.72bn, driven by strong product sales and a surge in adoption of its FortiSASE security solution.

Canadian tech and finance leaders call for open banking reforms and streamlined regulations to boost innovation ahead of the federal budget announcement.

Canada commits CAD $11M to boost carbon storage and AI-driven energy innovations in Quebec and Newfoundland, aiming to meet climate goals.

The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association urges governments to adopt policies balancing rapid digital growth with green energy targets across the region.

Kingston has opened the RXN HUB, a CAD $3M green chemistry centre aimed at accelerating sustainable technology from research to commercial scale.

By 2030, all IT work is forecast to involve AI, with CIOs predicting 75% will be human-AI collaboration and 25% fully autonomous AI tasks.

Archer and Emergence Quantum have partnered to develop graphene-based quantum devices, aiming to commercialise innovations in quantum technology and advanced electronics.

Tasmania’s tech workforce is set to nearly triple to over 32,000 by 2035, driven by a surge in digital skills and AUD $1.1 billion sector growth.

Google Cloud will invest USD $15 billion to build its first AI hub in Visakhapatnam, enhancing India's digital infrastructure and AI capabilities by 2030.

Dr Nicole Mather has been named Chair of the Wellcome Genome Campus Science Advisory Group as it embarks on a major expansion in genomics and data science.

Ducati has extended its partnership with Siemens for two years to enhance motorcycle innovation using the Siemens Xcelerator platform across racing and consumer models.

Datadog has hit 1,000 integrations on its platform, offering wide observability across cloud, AI, security, infrastructure and SaaS applications.

The UAE has launched the Gulf’s first AI Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi to develop local talent and advance sovereign AI capabilities with Australian partners.

DroneShield will invest AUD $13 million to open a new R&D centre in Adelaide, creating 20 skilled engineering jobs focused on advanced electronic warfare technology.

Evolve Business Group appoints Will Clowes as Chief Revenue Officer to drive expansion and enhance sales, marketing, and operational growth across its global operations.

JAVLN has raised AUD $6 million to advance AI integration and expand its cloud-based insurance software across Australia and New Zealand.

AI adoption is forecast to widen the gender skills gap in the UK’s GBP £1 trillion tech sector, raising concerns over equality in emerging industries.

Canada’s inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards honour 35 companies driving innovation in foodtech, creating 1,763 jobs and generating CAD $440 million in sales.