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This podcast is the latest episode in The Loop series, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Granicus. In Bundaberg Qld, data meets nature's challenge in the quest for Net Zero and planting a million trees by the end of 2024. With her finger on the data pulse, Carmen Bracken joins publisher Corrie McLeod to discuss the struggle as she strives for civic action, precisely mapping every tree's journey. As trees bloom, data and people shape new narratives around building world-class digital engagement platforms while boosting tree survival rates. 

This podcast is the latest episode in The Loop series, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Granicus. In a vast country like Australia, ensuring citizens who live in sparsely populated regions are heard is a real challenge for government and decision makers. Wicked infrastructure problems add up to $30 billion in bottlenecks, but there's a path forward. Marion Short from IAP2 and Mel Hagedorn from Granicus tackle these challenges head-on, exploring how empathy, dialogue, and a quest for "truth" are reshaping public participation. They join publisher Corrie McLeod to discuss how public servants can transform their approach to engage communities affected by infrastructural decisions in a world gone digital. Listen to discover how these strategies are unlocking new avenues for collaboration and consensus.

Governments around the world have embraced more interventionist industrial policies, including in Australia. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, the CEO of the state-owned fund Breakthrough Victoria Grant Dooley talks about the role of government in helping to build capability – and wealth – for the state.
This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.

This special podcast focuses on Building trust in the network digital twin, produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Verizon. Digital twins bring enormous value to network infrastructure, with the ability to test and optimise equipment configurations. They simplify managing energy efficiency, enabling smarter, faster decisions when building complex infrastructure like airports, hospitals or Olympic stadiums. Australian startups Exergenics and Willow are making inroads into the US after honing their expertise and innovations in a domestic environment keenly focused on energy efficiency. Willow’s Head of New Build, Daniel Kalnins, joins publisher Corrie McLeod and co-founder & COO of Exergenics, Tim Stewart to discuss digital twin technology in energy efficiency, and the stark differences in speed and scale between the US and Australian markets.

Imagine a world where waste doesn't exist — where every product is designed with its subsequent life in mind. Piers Grove, Co-founder of Boomerang Lab, EnergyLabs and Former Publisher of Betoota Advocate is a visionary challenging Australia's recycling norms. From revolutionising packaging practices to redefining recycling, his initiatives are not just about treating symptoms but curing the disease of waste. In this episode of the Commercial Disco(very), Piers unpacks how startup disruptors across Australia are reshaping our approaches to sustainability, proving that in the circular economy, end-of-life for products is only just the beginning. 
This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.

Australia emerges as a key player in global technology standards under the strategic guidance of Professor Johanna Weaver. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, the Professor shares her insights into Australia's potential to help shape tech policy, and how Australia can be at the forefront of technological governance and global influence by fostering international collaborations and innovative frameworks. 
This episode of The Commercial Disco is proudly brought to you by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst.