The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) is a not-for-profit, industry-led membership organisation providing leadership in the commercialisation, development and promotion of Australian-inspired sports technologies.
Established in 2012, ASTN supports the growth of Australia's $7.11 billion sportstech sector that employs more than 20,000 people nationally.
With more than 200+ members, ASTN is an innovation ecosystem of organisations with a vested interest in sports technology development. This includes leading sports technologies businesses, national sporting organisations, research institutions, sports distributors & retailers, government agencies, service providers and investors.
In September the Australia Sports Commission (ASC) (which includes the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)) began the process of cutting around 40 to 50 roles, a reduction of roughly 10 per cent of its almost 550-strong workforce, to account for a $AUD 15 million funding shortfall. The ASC told The ...
Minimis have combined your smart watch and phone, and put it in your sunglasses, to streamline athletic performance. There’s no more cocking your wrist to check your numbers, or taking your eyes off the road to tap on your phone. Ideal for running and biking, it’s a product created by ...
Over three dynamic days in Monaco, rights holders, broadcasters, platforms, brands and innovators from around the world come together to explore emerging trends, new technologies and evolving business models.
In 2010, three Melbourne musicians strung together cameras, microphones and a website to live stream a clarinet masterclass with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a complicated, entirely improvised process that nonetheless left a tight-knit community of clarinet lovers watching their niche content presented like a television broadcast.
The Australia France Sports Summit in Paris highlighted a clear strategic shift in how Olympic and Paralympic Games are evolving - from short-term global events into platforms for long-term economic, technological and social transformation.
ASTN’s fifth annual Sports Innovation Report reveals a thriving sector now worth A$7.11 billion, with growth accelerating to its highest level in recent years.
Australia is home to one of the most mature and interconnected sportstech industries in the world. After consultation with our members, the ASTN team has prioritised ten (10) major strategic opportunities for the Australian Sports Technology industry to embrace our 5-year strategy from 2022-2027.