Technology, Innovation & Science

The state government is targeting transport and occupational licences as the first comprehensive set of services to be offered through a new web site that it hopes will eventually become a single portal for accessing all services.

A UWA research project could change the way fighfighters and farmers deal with the threat of bushfires.

One of 1-Page's substantial shareholders, a subsidiary of Nedlands-based financial services firm Merchant Group, has called for the removal of the majority of the tech company's board and a new direction for the business, after a year of poor performance on the share market.

The state government's co-working hub Spur has announced nine local startup companies which will share in $91,000 of grants to help develop their products.

ANALYSIS: The widespread uptake of artificial intelligence is going to be a game changer across a range of industries.

OPINION: A less-certain world means more opportunities for Perth's startups.

Renewable technology company Bombora Wave Power says an independent study has confirmed the viability of its first commercial project, a 60-megawatt wave farm in Portugal, which it says will cost $180 million to develop.

Perth-based Orthocell has raised $4 million to fund ongoing development of its regenerative medicine products.

Fremantle-based renewable energy company Carnegie Wave Energy has been named Techboard's highest trending company for 2016.

Loss-making digital media company migme has flagged a wide-ranging review encompassing its board, management and capital strategy after announcing the terms of a new convertible note issue.

Fastbrick Robotics has locked in a new cornerstone investor through an $8 million capital raising, as it progresses its robotic bricklaying technology.

Now in its sixth year, the annual OzApp Awards concluded last night announcing the 2016 winner as Townsville-based Safety Culture, selected from five grand finalists which included Perth-based Formalytics, Melbourne's Law Advisor and Reword, and Shippit (Sydney).

Perth-based IT services firm ASG Group is set to be acquired by a Japanese business in a $349 million deal, after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover today.

Leederville-based bicycle accessories maker Cycliq has enjoyed steady gains on its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Voyager Global Group.

A new centrifuge at the university could contribute significant cost savings to offshore energy projects.

Shark detection technology developed by Perth-based environmental consultancy Astron and its partner, C4D Intel, has completed its first prototype field trials.

TPG Telecom has reaffirmed its annual earnings guidance in a bid to ease investor concerns, a week after rival Vocus Communications spooked the market with its worst-than-expected earnings update.

Vocus Communications appears set to deliver the Perth-to-Singapore subsea telecommunications cable after inking a construction agreement with French company Alcatel Submarine Networks.

Social media technology company HearMeOut has closed below its offer price on its first day on the ASX, after completing a $6.5 million initial public offering.

Hand crafted and high tech are terms that rarely go together, yet a small Perth company is reinventing bicycle manufacturing with both those concepts at its heart.

MyLeadPod is a fully automated digital platform that allows businesses to establish their own customer reward program in order to encourage referrals.

VR consumers will have their hands full this Christmas, with a raft of new products on the store shelves.

ANALYSIS: Fintech is here and is going to grow quickly, so businesses need to get up to speed.

Seventeen Perth-based startup organisations have been selected to participate in the KPMG Energise and OzAPP Awards accelerator programs to help grow their businesses.

DigitalX has re-energised its board with the appointment of a Perth-based CEO as the software company seeks to move forward from revelations earlier this year that its founder is facing charges in the US for fraud.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac and National Australia Bank have seemingly failed to secure permission to collectively bargain with Apple for iPhone users to make mobile payments from their own digital wallets, rather than Apple Pay.

Vocus Communications shares have plunged more than 20 per cent after Australia's fourth biggest telecommunications group delivered a grim trading update following its rapid expansion.

The number of Perth-based technology companies pursuing a listing on the ASX this year has hit 10, with Dreamscape Networks due to list in coming days after raising $25 million and Secure2Go kicking off its capital raising this week.

Saybubble has been named Techboard's highest trending company for this fortnight, following strong international news coverage and social media engagement.

A company angling for a share of the 1.6 billion strong global video gamers market - and maybe doing it with government backing - has leapt on debut on the ASX.

Global IT company Infosys is planning to recruit 100 people in Western Australia over the coming year after selecting Perth for its newest office.

Three local businesses have been inducted into Family Business Australia's hall of fame, including an electrical contractor established in 1920, a fertiliser supplier and an engineering business that recently listed on the ASX.