The sharp decline in geopolitical circumstances and the ongoing economic shock of wars in Europe and the Iran have forced governments to rethink industrial policy. Across the world, economic resilience has become a first-order national security issue, including here in Australia.
The federal government is taking a hard look at supply chains, and drawing-up an inventory of Australian capability.
Building industrial capability is has been a central theme of the Albanese government in both its first and second terms, through programs like the National Reconstruction Fund, Future Made in Australia and the Buy Australian Plan – among many others.
InnovationAus is proud to announce a new editorial series called Resilience Through Capability that highlights positive progress in capability development, either through Australian companies or overseas firms operating as partners in this country.
Resilience Through Capability will be presented as an integrated set of podcasts, news stories, OpEds and feature articles, covering themes ranging from energy production through renewables, to AI and data centres, to quantum computing.
We are seeking expressions of interest from potential presentation partners for the series. Please email InnovationAus.com managing director Catherine Arnott at [email protected]
Digital, Data and AI is an ongoing focus area for InnovationAus and is a horizontal capability that will feature across the Resilience Through Capability series.
- Energy
- Health
- Cyber
- Defence
- Critical Technologies
- Food & Agriculture
Across industry, research, and government, Australians are building the technologies, systems, and institutions that will define our strategic future.
The Resilience Through Capability series will put a spotlight on the people and the organisations that are building and maintaining genuine capability in this country
Local capability strengthens Australia’s alliances, grows our economy and ensures that Australia can act on its own terms when it matters most.
James Riley is editorial director at InnovationAus.com and host of the Commercial Disco podcast. To find out more about this series you can contact him at [email protected]
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