Tag: SERD

Time-limited spending programs do not create ecosystems

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
Australian research and innovation policy keeps making the same mistake. It funds a program and then expects an ecosystem to grow where the money lands, and those are two...

Roy Green’s middle power path to AI and productivity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation system expert Roy Green says Australia should lean into its trade and research relationships with other middle power nations to mitigate an economic reliance on China, and a...

Denholm-led panel hits back at SERD criticism

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Robyn Denholm-led panel that reviewed Australia’s R&D system has hit back at criticisms that its landmark report is too university-centric, insisting universities are far from its “centre of...

SERD plan misses the point on industry-led innovation

Posted on   |  by Adrian Beer
Professor Roy Green did something at the Senate’s Select Committee on Productivity last week that doesn’t happen often in Australian policy circles. The UTS innovation adviser offered a public...

Husic saddles up for another sovereign capability fight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Former Industry minister Ed Husic spent a decade advocating for the tech sector from opposition, long before he had joined even the shadow Cabinet. Old habits certainly die hard,...

Gig Guide: Govt reshapes R&D tax committee

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government has appointed three new members to the committee overseeing the Research & Development Tax Incentive, with the changes coming just ahead of sweeping reforms to the...

Kylie Walker to exit ATSE after 6 years as CEO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Professor Kylie Walker will step down as chief executive of peak STEM sector body the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in July after more than six...