Tag: productivity

Count emissions-reduction as productivity: Intergenerational report

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Reductions in emissions intensity should be considered a productivity measure to encourage the uptake of low-emissions technologies, according to the Albanese government’s first intergenerational report. With existing productivity measurements...

Tech and clean energy to combat productivity slump

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Clean energy, data and digital technologies will be key parts of the Albanese government’s response to an intergenerational report forecasting continued challenges to productivity and Australian innovation. Treasurer Jim...

Productivity Commission reforms to be led by new chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a deputy secretary from the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Chris Barrett as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Announcing the appointment...

Yes, AI could help us fix productivity – but not everything

Posted on   |  by Stefan Hajkowicz and Jon Whittle
Our nation is experiencing its lowest productivity growth in 60 years, according to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. And this downturn is reflected across most advanced...

Chalmers flags digital, GreenTech as productivity drivers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital and CleanTech will be key to halting Australia’s relative productivity decline, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who has again called for the Productivity Commission to be reformed. Speaking...

Australia lags OECD on AI and data productivity

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal Productivity Commission says Australian businesses lag other developed economies in the adoption of productivity boosting data analytics and AI tools despite a relatively high uptake of cloud...

University research ‘spillover’ undervalued: Schmidt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian universities are creating “genuine productivity spillovers” long before research is commercialised, according to Professor Brian Schmidt, who warns the demonstrable economic benefit of discovery research is being overshadowed...