Tag: productivity

Who’s in the room: Ayres’ innovation roundtables

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Dozens of  industry leaders, policy makers and academic experts will assemble in Sydney on Friday morning to put forward a case for innovation’s role in the government’s expanding reform...

Economic reform must include industrial transformation

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
For a while it looked like federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Economic Reform Roundtable would turn into a tax summit, such was the clamour to revisit missed opportunities. And we...

Farquhar, Mookhey secure invites to productivity roundtable

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech Council chair Scott Farquhar has been invited to join business group leaders, policy experts and unionists at the federal government’s productivity roundtable, adding a greater tech lens to...

AI in Australia will ‘create jobs, not take them’: Albanese

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthony Albanese says artificial intelligence will deliver “secure and fulfilling jobs”, not threaten them, as the government looks to create a more productivity-focused economy. The Prime Minister made the...

Australia slides in global competitiveness rankings

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has slipped five places in a key international competitiveness ranking, falling from 13th to 18th position as sluggish economic growth and productivity weigh on the nation’s performance. The...

Newcastle uni innovation facility secures $21m grant

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The University of Newcastle has landed a $20.7 million federal grant to build a new innovation facility that will help bring new technologies to market. Announced on Monday, the...

PC begins deep dive into data, digital and net-zero policy

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Productivity Commission has called for policy ideas to boost productivity through data and digital technologies – as well as by investing in the net-zero transformation – to inform...