The Unicorn Farm - turning startup horses into billion dollar unicorns
1h 3min2016 MAY 20
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He might be the youngest minister in Australia's history, butAssistant Minister for InnovationWyatt Royshows no signs of inexperience. An impressive speaker, and a passionate advocate for innovation and the entrepreneurial community, when Mr Roy sat down with Innovation Bay Co-founder, Ian Gardiner, he suggested it might not just be a cultural shift that's needed, but a generational one. Mr Roy began by defining innovation as'the output of a deeply entrepreneurial culture', and continued by outlining what he sees as the role of government:'as a Liberal, I'm someone who feels the government should generally get out of the way. The questions I ask myself are: "How do we act as an enabler? And "How can we be a facilitator between sectors, such as the University sector and the private world?"' While 'getting out of the way' of business may be his ideal, Mr Roy concedes that placing innovation on the agenda (through the Government's aptly named Innovation Agenda) will involve a fair bit ...

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