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19/02/2025

Ever had a collaboration crumble?

Businesses can take a beat from breakdancers on how to win.

Check out our latest article for the low-down on how to bounce back.

https://techlever.com.au/business-take-a-beat-from-breakdancers-on-collaboration/



📷 Photo by taken at the 2 vs 2 comp by Double Trouble Jam, Migrant Coffee and Misfits Melbourne

30/03/2022

We've produced an initial summary of draft legislation for the Digital Games Tax Offset. Hopefully the summary of and our initial suggestions spurs further discussion on what will be a gamechanger for the aussie gamedev industry. The consultation period for the Digital Games Tax Offset ( ) is open until 18 April 2022.

Digital Games Tax Offset (DGTO) summary and review of the Exposure Draft Legislation, an incentive for Australian game development companies.

20/03/2022

There’s been a bunch of recent policy and funding announcements that target the gamedev industry, we thought it timely to give an update of what’s out there...

With a bunch of recent policy and funding announcements that target the gamedev industry it's timely to give an update of money is out there

06/10/2020

A glimmer of hope for industry-led research with an announcement of an additional $2B investment in the R&D Tax Incentive. Ben Thompson gives his summary, direct as always...

http://www.techlever.com.au/federal-budget-fy21/

Federal Budget FY21 - Summary of R&D Tax Incentive Announcements

05/12/2019

Athena reports on a recent event held by City of Maribyrnong on 'Innovation & Data: Smarter City, Smarter Business'.

Data is important, but what else really matters?

Talks presented by Delos Delta, VU Hanger, Track Victoria University, Melbourne Australia, Tranquil Consultancy, the Idea Collective, WellAware and Chasing Sound Music School.

As TechLever is interested in what happens in our own backyard, I attended the City of Maribyrnong’s November event, Innovation & Data: Smarter City, Smarter Business. Below are some takeaways from the event which all have a common theme – data is important but it’s people who really count in ...

18/09/2019

We are shutting our doors to support this September 20th. https://www.facebook.com/events/294034611478041/

10/09/2019

There is an exhaustive amount of information out there regarding the R&D Tax Incentive - we've written an article to point you towards the best source information available.

As on our homepage, rather than recreate the wheel, the Government provides an excellent resource which provides background info and basic examples on what the R&D Tax is and how it can fit within your business. As the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (AusIndustry) and the Australian T...

21/08/2019

Businesses can work with CRCs (cooperative research centres) to access specialist equipment and expertise whilst still leveraging dollars through R&D Tax.

Previously we spoke about industry led collaboration in an article on Industry Growth Centres, of which there are currently six covering specific industry sectors. There is another option for linking businesses and industry with researchers to facilitate further R&D and commercialisation. Cooperativ...

16/04/2019

http://techlever.com.au/budget-non-reply/

The Coalition released their antipathetic Budget for 2019-2020 a week ago. The delay in our response reflects the fact there is no news or anything of substance or relevance to our clients or focus of work. There were no changes to R&D Tax funding … zero, zilch. The definition of R&D has not chang...