Amazon expands to Lot Fourteen

Amazon has expanded its presence in Adelaide, with a view to creating more than 50 jobs in South Australia over the next three years. Teams growing at Amazon’s Adelaide office include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary, and Amazon Sciences, a team carrying out research in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

With plans to be based at Lot Fourteen, Amazon’s announcement highlights Adelaide’s position as a destination for innovation and unique industry collaborations, according to Premier Steven Marshall.

“Not only will Amazon create more jobs for South Australians, the company will grow its innovation programs to support local companies, from start-ups to bigger businesses, and government organisations, which is great news for South Australia’s overall high-tech credentials. This announcement is yet another example of our state being a magnet for investment, with Accenture already setting up shop in Adelaide, and now Amazon,” said Premier Marshall.

AWS teams will provide support and cloud enablement to local businesses and government agencies, to assist with their digital transformation journeys and assist local businesses to becoming more competitive on the global stage. Amazon Science will conduct new research programs to improve the customer experience for Amazon.com customers.

Minister for Trade and Investment Stephen Patterson said Amazon’s announcement will add to Lot Fourteen’s line-up, including the Australian Space Agency, the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre, MIT bigdata Living Lab, the Australian Institute for Machine Learning and the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre. Minister Patterson added that the addition of Amazon to the Lot Fourteen precinct bolsters South Australia’s position as a leader across space, cyber, defence, high-tech and big data.

“Using AWS, local companies of all sizes and across all industries will be able to tap into the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, providing companies with the opportunity to deploy specific applications, giving businesses greater flexibility,” Minister Patterson said.

Sarah Bassett, AWS Head of South and Western Australia, said the new Adelaide office demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to investing in Australia, and the long-term potential for the nation to be a leader in the global digital economy.

“AWS provides South Australian customers with access to the latest technology to expand their business into global markets from their home state, improve their customer experience and lower their operating costs. We look forward to helping South Australia to grow their emerging tech workforce, and to drive future innovation from the state,” Bassett said.

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