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South Australia, an advanced ecosystem for entrepreneurs

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A well-connected entrepreneurial ecosystemSouth Australia is building a reputation as one of the best regions for entrepreneurs in Australia.

Our working spaces, support programs, tech and maker community and research institutions are providing the foundations for new companies to start up and innovators to flourish.

Our diverse and sophisticated entrepreneurial ecosystem provides support to entrepreneurs at all stages of their careers – whether they’re looking to start up a business or expand and grow a company from Adelaide.

The sheer size and scale of our entrepreneurship ecosystem is impressive, which is why at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance’s 2014 summit, Adelaide was identified as the Australian benchmark for coordinated support of entrepreneurship.

In addition, the greater Adelaide region won the inaugural Innovative Regions Award in October 2015 as part of the Australian Technologies Competition, again for our innovative programs.

Now’s the time to start a business in South Australia.

Not only is Adelaide ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the fifth most liveable city in the world, it has been recognised by the G20 for its coordinated support for entrepreneurship. It is a tech-forward city that is building sophisticated infrastructure for start-ups.Techstars

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How we can work with youInvestment Attraction South Australia is the peak agency for supporting investment into South Australia.

We are the people to speak to if you are:

> establishing a presence in South Australia

> seeking joint venture opportunities

> growing an existing business in South Australia

> investing in South Australian businesses, or

> looking to raise capital by listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

We are looking for small, medium and large businesses, but importantly we are looking for smart, creative businesses that live firmly in the future.

That’s why innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups are part of our focus!

Together with our agency partners, we will work with you by offering:

> access to key decision-makers in both the public and private sectors

> a project and case management service to streamline establishment and approvals processes for foreign direct investment

> an ambitious red tape reduction program to make doing business as easy as possible

> a range of State Government grant and assistance packages for eligible investors.

Put simply, we can connect you with decision-makers, identify funding and support options, help you choose new premises and then continue to provide assistance as you settle into South Australia.

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Welcome to South AustraliaOur state offers you a fertile ecosystem for growing innovative enterprises within a culture of creativity, connectivity and collaboration.

Our capital city, Adelaide, is the most advanced environment for start-ups in Australia and is ideally located to service the growing technology markets of South East Asia, China, India and Japan. Adelaide is Australia’s only CISCO Lighthouse City and the first in the southern hemisphere, providing local businesses with access to the company’s huge global network.

French defence company DCNS was this year awarded the largest procurement contract in Australia – a A$50 billion deal to build 12 new submarines in Adelaide. DCNS has announced that it will create 2900 high tech and manufacturing jobs in the city, with a further 600 jobs to be created in the supply chain and 500 in combat integration. The development is expected to have major flow-on effects for many sectors of the South Australian economy, particularly communications and information technology.

South Australia has a strong resources and energy sector and is a leading agricultural region, with world class food and wine exports. It also has a skilled manufacturing base, particularly in the health, medical devices and electronic sectors.

Adelaide is a very liveable, modern city, surrounded by beautiful beaches, native bushland and world renowned wine regions. The city is synonymous with international events, including the Adelaide Festival of Arts, WOMAD and the Tour Down Under. The lifestyle is relaxed and cultured and our cost of living is very affordable in comparison to other major cities in Australia.

Our geographic location is in alignment with the time zones of Asian countries, and we have existing networks with Asian economies and transport connections. These all make South Australia a destination of choice for companies seeking to service Asian Pacific markets from a safe and politically stable environment.


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Adelaide was ranked the most cost competitive city in Australia, moving ahead of Melbourne, in KPMG’s 2016 biennial Competitive Alternatives Report.


Innovation and commercialisation infrastructure

TechInSA

A South Australian Government agency, TechInSA works with the high-tech industry to bring innovative South Australian products and technologies to global markets. TechInSA offers start-ups and early stage companies customised programs including grants, business and marketing assistance, lab and office space, and access to global networks.

TechInSA’s two business facilities located within the Thebarton Technology Precinct embed tenant companies within a cluster of 60 other technology-based businesses. This cluster effect leads to enhanced professional networks and creates commercial opportunities for companies within these facilities.

Innovyz

Innovyz provides end-to-end support to help innovators build and grow companies and bring their innovations to market. They do this via their nine month programs. Innovyz also assists people and organisations who develop industry, make policy, and who have major commercialisation projects via their Innovyz special projects.

Moonshine Lab

The Moonshine Lab is a tech start-up co-founder that provides commercialisation support for companies within its co-working space.

Adelaide Business Hub

Adelaide Business Hub has connections locally and globally with strong ties to international business incubator networks in Asia, Europe and the US. It offers a combination of onsite consulting expertise and incubator that provides business with:

> business growth support

> priority access to government funded programs, and

> commercial and export advice.

ThincLab

The ThincLab Business Incubator and Commercialisation Accelerator’s primary objective is to produce successful and financially viable enterprises that have continued commercial viability. ThincLab is an initiative of the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) at The University of Adelaide and has been designed to provide a structured launch pad for start-ups.

Incubators

Techstars Adelaide (Defence)

Techstars has graduated 900 start-ups in the US with a combined market cap of US$7.5 billion, and its new Asia-Pacific program in Australia will be the first focused on commercialising innovation from and within the defence industry. Techstars Adelaide will support early-stage companies advancing applications in Internet of things (IoT), big data, sensors and robotics, with potential to develop and commercialise technologies related to the defence and security sectors.

The Centre for Business Growth

The Centre for Business Growth at the University of South Australia is focused on unlocking the growth potential of small and medium enterprises. The centre delivers world-class business growth programs that provide executives with the knowledge and skills they need to develop as leaders, accelerate company growth and compete in a global marketplace. The programs teach executives how to lead and manage growth via diagnostics, expert presentations, facilitated group discussions, peer-to-peer learning and action planning. The Centre’s programs are for companies with A$2 million to A$50 million in revenue and five to 200 employees.

Venture Dorm (Flinders University)

Venture Dorm provides an educational environment for people who want to learn how entrepreneurs build new ventures and then create one themselves. The aim is taking an idea, finding a viable business model which is scalable and repeatable, from scratch, in less than 12 weeks.

Accelerators


SouthStart Accelerate’s group of mentors have deep experience in building and scaling tech companies in Australia and overseas.

SouthStart Accelerate

SouthStart Accelerate is a group of 30 successful technology entrepreneurs with a strong connection to South Australia, who have partnered together to fund and deliver a mentor driven start-up accelerator in Adelaide.

SouthStart Accelerate provides a A$25,000 investment, mentoring from entrepreneurs that have built real companies, and an intensive four month program for technical founders looking to build high growth software and internet companies.

SouthStart Accelerate’s group of mentors have deep experience in building and scaling tech companies in Australia and overseas.

Little City Skyline Accelerator

The Little City Skyline Accelerator is an early-stage start-up accelerator with a focus on creating digital, innovative, futuristic and Asia-focused businesses, based in the business growth co-working space of Little City.

eChallenge

The Australian eChallenge is a competition based learning experience run by the Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) at The University of Adelaide. The Australian eChallenge develops strategic business thinking for early-stage entrepreneurial ventures. Participants pitch their venture concepts to potential investors from the local business community. Teams compete for prizes and the prestige of being nominated the most outstanding Australian eChallenge entrepreneurial venture of the year.


Base64

Base64 is a unique business precinct based around an historic 19th century Adelaide mansion which has been invigorated with all the benefits of 21st century technology. As well as housing its permanent residents, Base64 contains areas, including the Boardroom and the Chapel seminar room, that can be hired for events such as workshops, planning events or strategic sessions.

SouthStart

SouthStart Co-work has space for innovation entrepreneurs, founders and tech start-ups who need the convenience of location, affordability of facilities and are willing to put in the long term effort to build a company. The space offers some 350 square metres across two areas; the main co-work hall, three meeting rooms, a board room and a dedicated events space capable of hosting up to 50 people. SouthStart is the co-working space for tech start-ups, founders and innovation entrepreneurs to collaborate and build global businesses from Adelaide.

eNVision (Flinders University)

eNVIsion is a collaborative co-working space connecting local business owners and entrepreneurs with a wide range of resources within Flinders University’s New Venture Institute. The eNVIsion space can provide a desk space, coffee, meeting rooms and the fastest internet in the state; but also provides access to Flinders University resources such as 3D printing, nanotechnology and advanced materials, medical device research, robotics and a wealth of other equipment.

Wotso

WOTSO Adelaide is a heritage listed building that features open plan co-working, private serviced offices, meeting rooms and large format event space (as well as a rooftop breakout area).

Hub Adelaide

Hub Adelaide offers a range of memberships from flexible desks, private desk options and private offices for growing business teams. Included in the membership is access to lockers, showers, and two outdoor balconies to soak up some sun.

Tech Hub (TechInSA)

Tech Hub facilitates collaboration, knowledge transfer and support for technology companies. Located within the Thebarton Technology Precinct, it is in close proximity to similar companies and the North Terrace Health Precinct, home to the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. Tech Hub offers shared space for medium-sized high-tech companies to access modern laboratory and production areas through its range of flexible spaces including offices, laboratories, clean rooms and warehousing.

CoHab

Located at the Tonsley innovation district, CoHab is a not-for-profit company providing co-working space for people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. Members have the opportunity to operate their businesses, connect and collaborate. The emphasis at CoHab is on collaboration, the fuel for invention and entrepreneurial activities.

Co-working


That Space

That Space co-working studio offers a flexible working space for entrepreneurs, creatives and freelancers, small businesses and start-ups to work independently whilst surrounded by a community of collaborators.

DEW

DEW is a small, but unique co-working space offering a combination of Drink, Eat and Work. The space provides discounts on coffee, wine, a photographic studio and meeting rooms. DEW also offers businesses the right exposure in a prime location in the Adelaide CBD.

Sass Place

Sass Place is a co-working space focused on women who are starting their own business. It was the desire to be around other inspiring women and the loneliness of working at home, that led to the creation of Sass Place. Sass Place believes strongly in supporting women in business at any stage of their career and offer an on-site crèche for women who have small children and are looking for balance between their roles as a stay at home parent and a business owner.

Little City

Little City is a community of co-working residents who have outgrown their home office or who want to build networks in an affordable environment. Little City has access to high-speed broadband through the recent installation of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to the area, great networking and educational opportunities, a boardroom, easy parking and cafes.

St Pauls Creative Centre

St Pauls Creative Centre is a collaborative co-working space for the creative industries and arts sectors. Located in the Adelaide CBD, the centre encourages collaboration and connectivity through physical and digital clustering of arts and broader creative industry businesses and practitioners. It also provides a central location for links to national and international markets, including international trade advice and services.

Intersect

Intersect offers corporate co-working spaces and a network of business people who share similar values and working styles. Members work both collaboratively and independently, sometimes joining resources to offer a whole-business solution to their clients. Intersect is a new corporate concept where individuals and businesses converge. It provides a support network for members and a referral network across members’ clients.

Space SA

Space SA is the evolution of co-working and how work gets done, offering a dynamic workspace to create a community of business experts, social innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups and thinkers.

There are more than 28 co-working spaces in Adelaide, the highest number per capita in the Asia Pacific region. This has grown from just a handful of spaces five years ago.


A supportive environment for innovators and entrepreneurs

South Australian Early Commercialisation Fund

TechInSA’s South Australian Early Commercialisation Fund has been established to assist South Australia’s entrepreneurs and innovative organisations looking to commercialise novel products and services. The fund will provide eligible companies and organisations with a maximum of A$500,000 + GST per project with matched funding required in most cases.

www.techinsa.com.au/programs-funding

Industry Development Grant

TechInSA established the Industry Development Grant program to assist South Australian technology organisations to develop their business. Repayable grants from A$50,000 up to A$250,000 can be used for a range of activities.

www.techinsa.com.au/programs-funding

Innovation Voucher Program

The Innovation Voucher Program provides vouchers of between A$10,000 and A$50,000. The program is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises collaborate with universities and private research companies in the development of new manufacturing processes and products to drive productivity and business profitability.

www.statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/manufacturing

South Australian GovernmentThe following programs are delivered by AusIndustry. For more information visit: www.business.gov.au/about/ausindustry-programme-summary

Accelerating Commercialisation

This program provides expert guidance, connections and financial support to assist small businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers find the right commercialisation solutions for their novel products, process or services. Funding is through competitive matched grants of up to A$1 million over two years for commercialisation activities and is open to entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium businesses that meet the eligibility criteria.

Incubator Support

This program provides funding to new and existing incubators delivering services aimed at improving the prospects of Australian start-ups achieving commercial success in international markets. The program supports organisations that foster innovative start-ups, focussed on international trade, through the provision of services such as seed funding, co-locations, mentoring, professional services and access to networks.

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Innovation Connections

This program encourages and assists small and medium sized businesses to access knowledge and engage with researchers to foster innovation. The service provides specialist support which may include assistance to identify critical and strategic research needs, help find expertise, technology and advice within the research sector. Matched funding of up to A$50,000 is available for research projects.

R&D Tax Incentive

The R&D Tax Incentive is the Australian Government’s principal measure to encourage industry investment in research and development (R&D) which it does by providing tax offsets to eligible entities that undertake eligible R&D activities. It is a self-assessment program open to all industry sectors.

It has two core components, a refundable tax offset of 45 percent for certain eligible entities whose aggregated turnover is less than A$20 million, and a 40 percent non-refundable tax offset for all other eligible entities.

Cooperative Research Centres Programme

This competitive, merit-based grant program supports industry-led and outcome-focussed collaborative research partnerships. The program aims to improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries; foster high quality research to solve industry-identified problems; facilitate SME participation in collaborative research; and increase skills and capabilities in industry and research organisations (including graduates with hands-on industry experience).

The program has two funding streams:

> Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) - supports medium to long term industry-led collaborations for varying periods of up to 10 years. There is no limit set on funding for CRCs.

> Cooperative Research Centre-Projects (CRC-Ps) - supports short term, industry-led collaborative research up to a maximum of three years. CRC-P grants are capped at a maximum of A$3 million.

Significant and Premium Investor Visa Programmes

High net worth migrant investors can apply for permanent residence if they make a minimum investment of A$5 million across mandated investments. The new complying investment framework for the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) and introduction of the Premium Investor Visa (PIV) are aimed at attracting applicants with business and entrepreneurial skills and capital to invest into innovative Australian businesses and the commercialisation of Australian ideas, research and development.

Global Innovation Linkages

This program provides funding to assist Australian businesses and researchers to collaborate with global partners on projects with a strategic focus and leading-edge research and development. It supports projects focussed on developing high quality products, services or processes that will respond to industry challenges. Eligible participants will be able to apply for grants of up to A$1 million over a grant period of up to four years.

Business Research and Innovation Initiative

This pilot program aims to help drive innovation within Australian SMES whilst addressing Australian Government policy and service delivery challenges. Eligible businesses can apply for a competitive grant to undertake a feasibility study on their proposed solution to a challenge. Successful applicants will receive grants of up to A$100,000 to develop their idea and test feasibility over three months. The most successful ideas may then be eligible for a further grant of up to A$1 million to develop a prototype or proof of concept over the following 18 months which may be purchased by government.

Industry Skills Fund

The Industry Skills Fund targets micro, small and medium businesses in priority industries and helps businesses take advantage of new growth opportunities and adapt to rapid technological or structural change within their business.

To help businesses achieve growth, the fund offers one or both of the following:

> Skills advice - a service to help businesses identify skills needs and maximise training outcomes, and/or

> Training grant - to help businesses with the cost of training.


Investment in entrepreneurial businessesSouth Australian Venture Capital FundTo help build South Australian companies to a national and global scale, the Government of South Australia has committed to establish a A$50 million co-investment fund that will invest in dynamic and innovative start-up companies to accelerate their growth.

The South Australian Venture Capital Fund will be managed by a private sector venture capital fund manager with strong networks to venture capital funds around Australia and internationally.

http://innovation.sa.gov.au/south-australian-venture-capital-fund

Acumen VenturesAcumen Ventures has focused on building the leading enterprise technology fund in Australia and South East Asia. They seek out the next generation of ambitious entrepreneurs building enterprise-focused companies transforming corporations at the marketing and technology layer.

www.acumenvc.com

BioAnglesBioAngles is a not-for-profit association comprising successful business executives, world-class scientists and entrepreneurs from a wide range of backgrounds, all of who are interested in investing time as mentors as well as capital in promising high growth early-stage life sciences companies.

www.bioangels.org

Blue Sky Private EquityBlue Sky Venture Capital is an Australian Securities Exchange listed alternative asset manager with more than A$2.4 billion in assets under management with offices in Adelaide. Blue Sky Venture Capital specialises in providing both late stage venture capital and early expansion capital to Australian companies to help support their growth. Blue Sky Venture Capital currently has investments in companies across a broad range of industries, including e-commerce, consumer technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals.

www.blueskyfunds.com.au

Joey CrowdJoey Crowd is an Adelaide-based crowdfunding platform. In addition to providing a platform for companies and individuals to raise funds, Joey Crowd, offers a social media dashboard and a blogger community (called the Street Team), which users can leverage to help drive publicity for their product. It also has an e-commerce store where people can sell their products after a successful crowdfunding campaign has closed.

www.joeycrowd.com

Torrens CapitalSpecialising in investments in small-to-medium-sized businesses with exposure to high-growth industries, Torrens Capital pursues investment in the healthcare industry and has strong relationships within the industry and government.

www.torrenscapital.com.au


Gig City, Smart City and Internet of ThingsAdelaide has taken an open and integrated approach to technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart City solutions.

Adelaide has been announced as Australia’s first GigCity, offering businesses high-speed internet that’s up to 100-times the national average.

The GigCity initiative provides fibre networks linking key universities, defence hubs, innovation hubs, schools, and more than 150 other locations across the greater Adelaide region.

GigCity will help new businesses grow faster and attract entrepreneurs to South Australia who want to tap into the infrastructure and business environment we are creating.

As the first city outside of the US to join the US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities program, Adelaide is entering a new era of collaboration by breaking the tyranny of distance and enabling Australian businesses to collaborate and share information with their American counterparts.

In addition, the Adelaide City Council is proceeding with the role out of a 10 Gig City project. This will provide a dedicated business interconnected network that will link CBD businesses to data centres in Australia and internationally across dedicated fibre connections.

Adelaide is progressing Australia’s leading Smart City agenda, with experimental programs including smart parking and lighting in progress, as well as many other associated initiatives such as traffic sensing and autonomous vehicle testing.

In 2015, Cisco announced Adelaide as one of five global Lighthouse Cities, joining a prestigious list that includes Barcelona, Chicago, Hamburg and Dubai.

Supporting the Smart City agenda is the Adelaide Smart City Studio. This space has been established to help identify and generate commercial opportunities for creative innovators and support their endeavours to build compelling smart city solutions for Adelaide and beyond.

We are also set to become the first state to be fully connected with a dedicated IoT network, with global network provider Sigfox backed operator Thinxtra, currently rolling out its network across the state in a project which will make South Australia a leading IoT region in the southern hemisphere.

HealthSouth Australia is a global healthcare innovator, leading researcher and service provider, with major investments and newly developed precincts for thousands of scientists and students in the heart of Adelaide.

The new flagship North Terrace Health Precinct is the largest in the southern hemisphere, and includes:

> The new Royal Adelaide Hospital – one of the largest and most advanced in the world

> South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), an iconic building which is attracting the world’s brightest medical researchers

> The University of Adelaide and University of South Australia’s health and medical research facilities.

Global health companies are also choosing Adelaide to take advantage of local expertise and skills from related sectors such as precision mechanics, robotics, electronics, ICT and engineering.

A prototype city for innovation


Low carbon leadershipSouth Australia has a goal to achieve A$10 billion investment in low carbon energy generation, and see half of its needs provided by renewable energy, by 2025.

The state’s mix of renewable energy resources is as extensive as anywhere in the world. It includes abundant wind resources capable of being accessed from hundreds of kilometres of coastline and an unrivalled potential for geothermal energy. Solar resources are outstanding in world terms as are potential wave energy resources.

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation recently amended its policy to allow funding for reinvestment in windfarm projects. This will be particularly beneficial for South Australia, which is home to significant wind energy generation.

The quality of the state’s resources is such that they can be used to produce much more renewable energy at competitive prices, yet only a fraction of them are being used at present. To assist potential international investors, the state has compiled comprehensive maps and energy atlases for each of the renewable energy sources.

The State Government also recently committed to establishing a carbon neutral Adelaide Green Zone. This initiative is designed to drive further emissions reductions, increase the demand for renewable energy, build the state’s green industries, increase resource efficiency, improve waste management and facilitate the transition to cleaner transport modes.

Research and educationSouth Australia prides itself on being the nation’s ‘Knowledge State’. Alongside three world-class public universities (The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University) and campuses of the international Torrens University Australia and Carnegie Mellon, and many private specialist training institutions providing industry with a highly-skilled workforce.

Over 30,000 international students from 125 countries study in South Australia every year, creating a pool of expertise that makes Adelaide an ideal base for Asia Pacific growth. International education is South Australia’s largest service export and sixth largest export overall.

University and commercially-based research and development has led international change in a number of fields. More recently, the purpose-built South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has begun attracting some of the world’s best and brightest researchers to an outstanding medical precinct.

DefenceSouth Australia has been announced as the location of the A$50 billion Future Submarines Project - Australia’s biggest ever defence investment and one of the world’s single biggest military contracts. This project alone will drive vast activity across defence and associated industries, particularly in the technology and innovation sectors.

South Australia will also host the nation’s A$230 million Centre for Defence Industry Capability, making it the heart of Australia’s defence innovation – with the state now benefiting from a majority share of the total Australian defence industry spending.

In September 2016, Adelaide was confirmed as the location for a new A$500 million Australian Defence electronic war-gaming laboratory, including dedicated new facilities and simulation and testing equipment.

South Australia is home to Australian Aerospace Alliance and a critical mass of aerospace companies with strengths in engineering, testing and evaluation, systems integration and through-life support.

South Australia has the Royal Australian Navy’s biggest projects and is home to the nation’s premier naval industry hub, Techport Australia. In addition to the Future Submarines Project, the state is scheduled to deliver the A$3 billion Offshore Patrol Vessel project from 2018. Adelaide also has the headquarters of the A$8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer project, the most complex ship construction project ever undertaken in Australia.

Tenders for the A$10 billion Land 400 project are in progress, and this is one small part of the state’s overall land combat system plans. South Australia stands ready to partner with defence and industry to deliver an Integrated Land Combat Systems precinct. This will bring together all Commonwealth, State and industry people, systems and infrastructure needed to build, integrate, upgrade, sustain and optimise the Land Combat System.

South Australia has the Royal Australian Navy’s biggest projects and is home to the nation’s premier naval industry hub, Techport Australia.


Fab LabFab Lab Adelaide is a volunteer run, digital fabrication workshop and home to a diverse community of people with a passion for making things, and who want to share that passion with others. First established in 2012 by the Australian Network for Art & Technology, it is now managed by South Australian Makers Incorporated.

Equipped with a selection of desktop 3D printers, a Trotec laser cutter and additional complimentary digital tools and software, Fab Lab is built on the idea of connected creativity or the bringing together of makers to learn, explore, educate, communicate and fabricate.

Mini Maker FaireAdelaide hosts Australia’s biggest Mini Maker Faire - a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.

Maker Faire Adelaide has been organised by South Australian Makers Incorporated, a not-for-profit organisation formed by a small, dedicated group of volunteers, passionate about promoting and growing the Maker movement in South Australia.

The Mini Maker Faire is held at Tonsley, Australia’s first innovation district.

www.tonsley.com.au

HackerspacePart of the international Hackerspace community, Hackerspace Adelaide is a group of South Australians with an interest in electronics and computing, who meet to share and work on ideas and learn from one another. People attend with skills ranging from textile art to designers of computer circuit boards.

The maker community


Cost of employmentA comparison of indicative ICT roles between South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Role South Australia Victoria New South Wales

Salaries in $’000 USD

DevOps Engineer 80 -120 90 - 120 80 -110

Network Administration 60 - 90 80 - 110 75 - 90

Network Engineer 70 - 100 90 - 120 90 - 120

Network Architect 100 - 140 120 - 170 120 - 160

Java Developer 50 - 80 50 – 90 55 – 80

Senor Java Developer 70 - 95 95 - 120 75 - 100

Mobile Apps Developer 55 - 80 80 -120 70 - 90

C/C++ Developer 50 - 80 50 - 95 70 - 80

Senior C/C++ Developer 70 - 80 95 - 120 90 - 120

Test Analyst 60 - 80 60 - 90 70 - 90

Senior Test Analyst 75 - 80 75 - 100 75 - 105

Automation Test analyst 65 - 90 80 - 120 75 - 110

Test/QA Manager 80 - 100 100 - 140 115 - 140

Bold numbers represent the most competitive salaries Sourced: Hays 2016 Salary Guide


Source: CBRE June 2016

$404

$467

$539

$619

$641

$768

$930

$950

$997

$1,017

$1,020

$1,141

$1,313

$1,429

$1,472

$1,611

$1,727

$2,024

$2,823

$3,124

Prime office total occupancy cost ($US/M2 p.a.)

Adelaide, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Melbourne, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Perth, Australia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Seoul, South Korea

Washington DC, USA

Sydney, Australia

Singapore

Mumbai, India

Paris, France

Moscow, Russia

Shanghai, China

New York, USA

New Delhi, India

Tokyo, Japan

Beijing, China

London, UK

Hong Kong

$~ $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000

Adelaide offers a high standard of accommodation at the most competitive rates in Australia. This is in the context of world standard infrastructure and one of the best cities in the world for liveability.

There are numerous accommodation options available, ranging from central business district locations through to innovation districts such as Tonsley.

Cost of office space/leasing


Success Story

Buddy Platform

www.buddy.com

The ability to find and recruit highly skilled staff is one of the benefits of being located in Adelaide for US-based company, Buddy Platform.

The company, which provides data processing infrastructure for the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), set up its new Australian operations in Adelaide in December 2015.

Investment Attraction South Australia helped pave the way for the company by linking it with the state’s burgeoning ICT sector and introducing them to key decision-makers.

The IoT is a vast and emerging opportunity, with billions more devices about to be connected to the internet.

Businesses that traditionally were not in the data processing game are suddenly finding themselves riding the IoT wave. More companies are discovering the advantages of incorporating IoT capabilities, with industries such as manufacturing, supply chain, energy and retail having some of the greatest potential. Buddy Platform offers services to businesses to enable them to use these IoT devices safely and to efficiently utilise the data they generate.

The company has built a system to efficiently and affordably collect and process this data, and enable companies to unlock the value in the tremendous amounts of data generated by these devices.

Buddy Chief Executive and co-founder Mr David McLauchlan said he was pleased that the company had been able to source the skilled workers it needs from within the state, in roles including ICT developers, engineers and account managers.

“Investment Attraction South Australia has been incredibly supportive in helping us to achieve some of our goals through regular meetings and targeted networking,” David said.

“We’ve been able to hire top quality staff without the wage pressures of Sydney in particular.

“The South Australian Government’s hiring incentives and other support for Buddy have also had a positive impact, certainly encouraging us to make our Adelaide operation the growth location in our global operation.

“The close knit business network in Adelaide has also been beneficial to Buddy, with a healthy desire to collaborate and promote one another.”


DisclaimerInvestment Attraction South Australia and its employees do not warrant or make any representation regarding the use, or results of the use, of the information contained herein as regards to its correctness, accuracy, reliability and currency or otherwise. Investment Attraction South Australia and its employees expressly disclaim all liability or responsibility to any person using the information or advice.

This document is subject to change by Investment Attraction South Australia.

February 2017.

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Let’s talkIn the first instance we want to understand your needs, so please contact:

Megan AntcliffDirector Technology and Creative Industries E: [email protected]: +61 438 287 334

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