AFR.com: China's tech sector leaves Australia in its wake

[jhungary]

Why don't you go compare tech sector between China and Papua New Guinea

Australia is not like China, Australia focus on primary technology, technology that can apply primarily into industry, if you compare genetic make up technology between Australia and China, you will see the tech is reversed.

Just because the Aussie did not invent a lot of stuff does not mean they are technological backward. Australian invest in certain field and Chinese invest in other field, on the other side of the story, if you compare field like Telecommunication, Marine Science, Genetic and Food Science, these field the Aussie are miles ahead of the Chinese.

You use Wi-Fi at home? That's is an Australian Technology, and You know what? CSIRO is working on the next generation WiFi and Li-Fi, can china make it own Wifi network?

hence, this is quite useless to compare the two countries, Australian were never in competition to anyone, Aussie invent what they need, and once in a while they can generate some idea that's benefit the world, that would be enough

 

[TaiShang]

Fairfax Media columnist Michael Smith said on Saturday the hub based in Shenzhen near Hong Kong was its version of Silicon Valley, adding that Australia was "dinosaurs in comparison" to the Chinese progress in technology.

I think that's an unfair comparison. Australia is a significant resource (mining and agriculture)-exporting country which takes up about half of its exports.

Every nuts and bolts of global economy have a function.

 

[AndrewJin]

I think that's an unfair comparison. Australia is a significant resource (mining and agriculture)-exporting country which takes up about half of its exports.

Every nuts and bolts of global economy have a function.

Yes, they should spend more energy in beef and cow, coal and ore.

 

[ahojunk]

I think that's an unfair comparison. Australia is a significant resource (mining and agriculture)-exporting country which takes up about half of its exports.

Every nuts and bolts of global economy have a function.

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Thanks bro for pointing this out. I agree with you.

It's not fair to say that Australia is technologically backward.

Australia has a small population but plenty of mineral resources and agricultural potential.

So, it makes a lot of sense for Australia to focus on them. In this age of globalization, Australia has its niche area.

There is no point in trying out outdo China, US, Europe or Japan in factory automation. We are not a manufacturing powerhouse and we won't have a chance. Common sense should prevail.

One more thing - Australia has clean air and high quality agricultural products.

 

[AndrewJin]

Let's be optimistic, at least on metros, HK MTR is increasing their presence in Australia, transportation will be get better!

http://www.smh.com.au/national/hong...-in-sydney-and-melbourne-20151215-glo3b8.html

Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corporation seeks to strengthen presence in Sydney and Melbourne
Melanie Kembrey

The operator of Hong Kong's metro system wants to strengthen its grip on Australia's rail network, eyeing opportunities to build and run new lines in Sydney and Melbourne.

MTR Corporation, which runs Melbourne's Metro and will run Sydney's first private commuter railway the Sydney Metro Northwest, is also looking to export its business model, where property development near and above train stations funds the construction of new lines.

Chief executive Lincoln Leong said Australia was a critical market for the company, which is 76 per cent owned by the Hong Kong government, and it sought "end to end" work where it built, operated and maintained rail lines.

"I would say that with the initial successes that we have had, there is definitely interest in continued development, and expansion in Australia remains very significant," Mr Leong said.

"We're always looking for opportunities but what we've found is that once we have got to know a city well, like Melbourne and like Sydney, there are perhaps other opportunities to keep expanding from there so the focus will be on those cities to begin."

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MTR's Operation Command Centre includes an "incident box" which counts the time that it takes to resolve any delays on the train lines. The centre tries to solve all incidents in under two minutes. Photo: MTR​

Good news....
China can indeed export a lot of expertise and high-tech products to kangaroo land.
They can cultivate more land for beef and cow.

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Thanks bro for pointing this out. I agree with you.

It's not fair to say that Australia is technologically backward.

Australia has a small population but plenty of mineral resources and agricultural potential.

So, it makes a lot of sense for Australia to focus on them. In this age of globalization, Australia has its niche area.

There is no point in trying out outdo China, US, Europe or Japan in factory automation. We are not a manufacturing powerhouse and we won't have a chance. Common sense should prevail.

One more thing - Australia has clean air and high quality agricultural products.

I've heard all the car industry in Melbourne will move out by 2017.
It's a very good choice.
The priority of Australia is always agriculture and mining.
Focus on that, bright future!
Things like high-tech, just let foreigners do.
Heard of the census disaster?
They should really let a foreign company to do that, blaming cyber attack is so lame!

 

[empirefighter]

And I am so worried that Vietnamese parents still keep sending their children to Australia or New Zealand to study. And the most sought after subject surely is "Business Administration", an useless subject worldwide. If they just want children to study English and enjoy "international environment", it is huge waste of money.

At least the US has some world top-notch universities in engineering, but Australia or New Zealand???

Same with many Chinese. Many students who cannot enter good universities in China are sent to Australia to study useless subjects，come home with useless scholarship after sending much money.

 

[AndrewJin]

Same with many Chinese. Many students who cannot enter good universities in China are sent to Australia to study useless subjects，come home with useless scholarship after sending much money.

Because it's super easy....
A Chinese high school student that cannot even make it to a crappy class-2 university can make to their so-called world top100 ones....Their education is not for producing good talents but just to make money....

It has short-time benefits, but in the long-term, such shortsighted policy is detrimental to their economy.

 

[TaiShang]

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Thanks bro for pointing this out. I agree with you.

It's not fair to say that Australia is technologically backward.

Australia has a small population but plenty of mineral resources and agricultural potential.

So, it makes a lot of sense for Australia to focus on them. In this age of globalization, Australia has its niche area.

There is no point in trying out outdo China, US, Europe or Japan in factory automation. We are not a manufacturing powerhouse and we won't have a chance. Common sense should prevail.

One more thing - Australia has clean air and high quality agricultural products.

I guess a successful country is the one that finds its niche in economic development. Every nation, due to varying geographical, climatic and historical/cultural reasons, develop different characteristics.

It is perhaps unfair from egalitarian perspective, but, there is definitely hierarchy (vertical and horizontal) in international relations.