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Alignment is needed to boost industry R&D investment

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The urban policy think tank Committee for Sydney says a lack of alignment between national and state priorities and funding streams is diluting Australia’s capacity to leverage research and...

Technology unis call for CPI-indexed R&D funding

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia should follow other nations in pegging public funding for research to inflation to give researchers and partners more confidence, technology focused universities have told a generation review of...

CRCs across govt can fill R&D ‘missing middle’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Cooperative Research Centres are seeking an expanded role that would allow them to access government funding beyond the Industry department and help deliver flagship programs like the National Reconstruction...

AiGroup calls for better metrics on research returns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s peak industry lobby AiGroup has called for immediate and substantial structural changes to Australia’s R&D system, with a key focus on commercialisation efforts, rather than simply pouring...

TechOne calls for PM&C or Treasury to lead innovation push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s innovation struggles are an intergenerational risk akin to the climate crisis, according to software powerhouse TechnologyOne, which on Thursday mapped out a “Team Australia” plan to fix it....

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...