Author: Mish

Rules as code: Regulatory infrastructure for a digital age

Posted on   |  by Marina Yastreboff
Is Australia’s current regulatory infrastructure capable of supporting a leading digital economy by 2030 or responding to rapid technological, social and economic change? Are Australia’s overwhelmingly analogue regulations fit...

Measuring Australia’s return on innovation

Posted on   |  by Dr Marcus Powe
If we review the funding policies for entrepreneurship in Australia over the last 30 years, it is apparent that the focus has been primarily on research, startups, incubators and...

Embrace workplace diversity to build a stronger economy

Posted on   |  by Luli Adeyemo
With the latest Census data showing Australia to be more culturally diverse than ever, leaders in the public and private sectors now face one of the nation’s most significant...

Fostering cultural change in research-industry relationships

Posted on   |  by Kate McGeoch
Universities are institutions where new ideas, independent and cutting-edge research thrive. The culture of universities is to push boundaries, stress test ideas and think outside the box.  But increasingly,...

Delivering a functional NDIS eMarket

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The 2011 Productivity Commission Report into Disability Care and Supports, which led to the establishment of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), identified the need for a NDIS eMarket...

Culture and creativity underpins innovation thinking

Posted on   |  by Kate Fielding
Arts, culture and creative expression are fundamental to Australian identity. International and Australian research indicates Australians’ high rate of participation in cultural and creative activities helps us develop a...

A simple fix for our broken govt technology procurement

Posted on   |  by Catherine Thompson
The Innovation Papers’ invitation to provide a visionary reimagining of government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) procurement should have filled my life with sunshine. So why the disconsolate mien...

The art of executing effective technology policy

Posted on   |  by David Masters
The oft-quoted management academic Peter Drucker once said, “Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art”. When it comes to Australia’s federal technology policy and regulatory landscape, it’s an...