The recent Economic and Political Overview event hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) in Perth looked at a range of topics affecting business, politics and the economy across Australia. The event included presentations from individuals representing politics, business and education.
Speaking at the event was WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs and Asian Engagement, the Hon. Bill Johnston who spoke about the importance of businesses and individuals telling innovation success stories, especially across the resources industry.
Mr Johnston made particular note of MICROMINE’s success in the mining software sector.
“WA’s resources sector has driven technological progress and innovation,” he said.
“We have talked about our favourable location, but not mentioned our world-leading technical accomplishments.
“WA businesses need to be ready to talk about our expertise and capabilities, we need to be ready to seize that opportunity, or others will fill it.
“We are a world-leader in mining equipment technology and services. We have demonstrated industry capability for finding new applications for that technology in a variety of other industries.
“It is estimated that 60 per cent of global mining software is produced in Perth.
“Local success story, MICROMINE’s software is used at over 2000 mine sites in 90 countries around the world.
“Perth is a hub of scientific and technological innovation; this is the story the McGowan Government is focused on promoting to our trading partners.”
You can read more about the event here.
