Tag: John H Howard

Coordinating the portfolio: Strategy for place-based ecosystems

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
Australia’s Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio contains the building blocks of a coordinated approach to place-based innovation. CSIRO’s property consolidation, the National Reconstruction Fund, the Industry Capability Network, and...

SERD and the RDTI: A match that still needs work

Posted on   |  by Kris Gale
Earlier this month, InnovationAus published an excellent article by Dr John H. Howard entitled, SERD’s unanswered questions on business incentives. The article looked at three areas of concern regarding...

SERD’s unanswered questions on business incentives

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The centrepiece proposals in the Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) report – known as Ambitious Australia – would redefine what counts as R&D, leave the fiscal cost...

Why the Australian innovation system needs Fraunhofer Institutes

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
Australia’s innovation system is constrained by a persistent failure to translate world-class research into industrial capability and commercial outcomes. Drawing lessons from the German city of Kaiserslautern and its...

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....

NSW Blueprint is a good start, but more work required

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 represents an important effort to articulate a strategic vision for innovation in Australia’s most populous state. With clear goals, measurable targets, and specific action...

Manufacturing for a post-COVID world

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is looking to rebuild its industrial base to achieve greater self-sufficiency in manufacturing. But we are seriously under-investing in creating the engineering and technology knowledge and skills that...