“Legislation should set out the
criteria and process by which grant money will be allocated. It should also
provide for greater transparency over grant processes by mandating regular
reporting to parliament. Ministers should also tell parliament when they approve
a grant that has been found to be ineligible or unworthy of funding.
The rules must also come with penalties that make pork-barrelling illegal. A
minister who allocates public money by prioritising their personal interests
over those of the community should commit an offence. Together, these changes
would bring about a seismic shift in how ministers allocate grant funding. “
Australian biotech Microbio has had their InfectID-COVID-19 tests approved for sale in Europe. A revolutionary pathogen identification test, InfectID is a rapid, highly sensitive and adaptable test which addresses different target pathogens. Two SARS-CoV-2 tests by Microbio have been developed and received approval for sale in Europe under IVD Directive 98/79/EC. This approval enables the privately held scale-up to move into additional international markets, including India, North America, Africa, and Asia. The tests have a 100% success rate and have been compared to other real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR) tests that claim to detect all variants. | shorturl.at/zFMNY
'Meta' is not something new, yet when Mr. Facebook announced their brand change it would have been Googled more than ever before. If you want to enable your business with the next dimension of engagement ideas, start your research with these Israeli companies:Pixellot - video for sporting associationsTexel - new age watch partiesVoiceable - chat-bots for retailersTetaVi - volumetric video capturingSix Degrees Space - sensors for warehouses and manufacturers.Links: https://israeltrade.org.au/2021/11/10/gal-gadot-on-australia-and-new-zealand-israeli-meta-technologies/
Marvels Newly released film, the Eternals, not only features a superhero who's deaf but also features superheros who are from the LGBT+ community.Haaz Sleiman talks about how this representation of a gay family will save lives, and that he wished this was available to him when he was a kid.https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/31/eternals-marvel-lgbt-haaz-sleiman/
When we think and talk about diversity in the workplace, we often think about ethnicity, gender, and physical disabilities, we often leave neurodiverse people out of the conversation.But no more. With a few tweaks of how job interviews are performed, such as being in a quiet environment or having low lighting, people with ASD could be helped into the workplace.This will allow businesses to get the best people for their jobs, rather than just people who are good at interviews under the current interview structure.https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2021/11/03/diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace
