Tag: Alan Finkel

Alan Finkel backs Metrics Review changes adopted by the ABS

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
While the former government kept a landmark Innovation Metrics Review secret for years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics quietly implemented one of its key recommendations to better understand how...

Buried innovation metrics review had a roadmap to success

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia would have a whole-of-government entity to lead and report on national innovation efforts based on more sophisticated data had the previous government accepted the recommendations of a landmark...

Alan Finkel shoots down nuclear energy option

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s advisor on low emissions technology Dr Alan Finkel has shot down the possibly of nuclear power playing a significant role in the nation’s energy transition, saying...

The pillars of Australia’s research system

Posted on   |  by Professor Andy Lowe
Opinion: Australia is preparing to make substantial investments in the assets, facilities and services that support research and innovation. An expert working group, led by Dr Ziggy Switkowski, is...

Net-zero challenge needs both a tech and political fix

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The Net Zero Australia study announced by Melbourne University fills one of the missing links in Australian emissions reduction and energy policy. Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s false dichotomy...

Innovation Metrics Review, sunk without a trace

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An in-depth investigation of the way government measures outcomes in Australia’s innovation system conducted by the most senior of public sector advisors is missing in action, gathering dust somewhere,...

Cathy Foley is Australia’s next chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley has been appointed as Australia’s next Chief Scientist, with the task of helping science and technology drive the nation’s economic recovery. Dr Foley, who...

ISA gets new name, members and industry focus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Innovation and Science Australia has been “refocused and refreshed”, with a new name, several new members and a focus on overseeing the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy. The...
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