The Capital Market Conundrum: Can Australia Keep its Innovation Edge?
Dr John H Howard, 13 September, 2024 One critical issue often overlooked in the conversation about reaching Australia's 3% R&D target is...
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Dr John H Howard
- Aug 19
- 5 min
Universities chasing rankings makes Australia less inventive
Dr John H Howard, 19 August 2024 The obsession of universities with growth through international rankings that attract fee-paying...
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Dr John H Howard
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Data-Driven and Theory-Driven Approaches to SRI Policy: Which Way Should We Lean
Dr John H Howard, 18 August, 2024 Big data has contributed to a cultural shift towards evidence-based decision-making in academia,...
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Dr John H Howard
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Business investment in skills and training: ‘Ask not what your country can subsidise for you…’
Craig Fowler, 8n August, 2024 The questions explored in this ‘interview’ article focus on what Australian businesses and employers are...
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Dr John H Howard
- Aug 2
- 7 min
Beyond the Lab: The Critical Difference Between R&D and Innovation
John H Howard, 2 Aug 2024 This blog is written from 25 years of experience as an analyst and adviser in science, research and innovation...
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Dr John H Howard
- Jul 23
- 3 min
Revitalising Australia's Future: Strategic Policies to Get R&D to 3% of GDP
Dr John H Howard, 23 July 2024 The 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) had profound implications for economies worldwide. It caused a...
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Dr John H Howard
- Jul 10
- 3 min
The Perilous Dependency: International Student Fees and University Finances
Over the last decade, universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK have increasingly turned to international student fees...
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Dr John H Howard
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Acton Institute publishes "Institutions in National Research Systems: A Comparative Analysis"
This study examines the institutional settings for research systems in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, South Korea, the UK, and the USA.
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Dr John H Howard
- Jun 18
- 5 min
Where is Australia’s Business R&D Investment Scorecard?
R&D scorecards are vital tools for policymakers. The IRDB last published a scoreboard in 1997. This left a gap in our understanding of R&D.
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Dr John H Howard
- May 28
- 4 min
Innovation in the Boardroom – a culture of risk aversion in corporate Australia?
Cameron Begley & Dr Victor Pantano 27 May 2024 The call for innovation in corporate Australia seems to be perennial, with government...
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@AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
- May 17
- 4 min
A national business R&D action plan by Dr John Howard
Today, we conclude our editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – in which @AuManufacturing has...
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Cori Stewart
- May 14
- 4 min
Commercial outcomes from public sector research
Professor Cori Stewart Founder and CEO ARM Hub explains the importance of commercialising hubs in turning research into economic outcomes.
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@AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
- May 9
- 4 min
A national strategy to reverse the innovation slide by Dr John Howard
Business investment in R&D collapsed during the GFC in 2008 and did not recover. This calls for policy responses and business commitment.
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@AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
- May 8
- 2 min
Higher education R&D is in its biggest-ever decline: Professor Roy Green
Newly released ABS data on Higher Education Expenditure on R&D reinforces concerns about the scope and direction of Australia’s R&D effort.
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Dr John H Howard
- May 3
- 7 min
Tilting at windmills: Seeking competitive advantage in turbines
Dr John H Howard, 3 May 2024, First published in InnovationAus.com, 2 May 2024 Australia’s leaders would like Australia to be a green...
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Dr Craig Fowler
- May 1
- 7 min
To the Inaugural Chair of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission
Congratulations! You have exquisitely complex and sensitive role. The Accord is but a limited overture; you must score the entire symphony.
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Peter Roberts
- Apr 30
- 5 min
Why business investment in R&D is faltering
Faltering business expenditure on R&D is a major factor in Australia’s poor innovation performance. Today in our editorial series –...
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peter021330
- Apr 30
- 5 min
Towards 3% R&D – Why business innovation is faltering by Dr John Howard
Today in @AuManufacturing News's editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – in this edited...
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Dr John H Howard
- Apr 29
- 5 min
Rhetoric and reality in technology visions
Technology visions serve as critical drivers of innovation and progress, but they are fraught with complexities, ethical dilemmas
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Marina Yue Zhang
- Apr 28
- 4 min
Australia’s coming battles in the US-China tech war
Marina Yue Zhang, University of Technology Sydney Mark Dodgson, University of Queensland David Gann, University of Oxford The escalating...
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