Tag: innovation policy

Strong on research, weak on innovation: Assessing SERD

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The Terms of Reference for the Strategic Examination of R&D sought an examination of Australia’s “research and development system.” However the report, Ambitious Australia, presents itself as a reform...

Innovation policy design: A battle of conceptual vagueness

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
‘Innovation’ pervades Australian policy discourse. It is hailed as the remedy for declining productivity, economic stagnation, and social challenges, appearing in political speeches, business strategies, and university mission statements....

The pathway to innovation needs a rethink

Posted on   |  by Professor Russell Thomson and Professor Beth Webster
It is a well-known fact that productivity growth has slowed in recent decades despite the continual increase in R&D as a share of GDP. Much ink has been spent...

The year ahead: Innovation reform agenda heats up

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
2024 is shaping up as a big year for technology and innovation reform, with recommendations already piling up on ministers’ desks, consultations closing and pressure mounting from foreign governments....

Innovation theories as a model for govt policy

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
Theories of innovation serve as a framework for understanding how new ideas evolve into end user-ready products, services, or processes. There are five seminal theories that seek to explain...

Innovation election is like the dog that didn’t bark

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
When it comes to research and innovation, the current election campaign recalls the Sherlock Holmes story featuring the dog that didn’t bark. Here’s how it went: Gregory (Scotland Yard...

Clare O’Neil on the big picture for tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor will bring a comprehensive, tech-focused policy package to the next election after the government’s “ad-hoc and knee jerked” approach to the sector across the better part of...