Our Business Expenditure on R&D has always lagged behind where we should be as an advanced economy. Governments can help in several ways.

It is high time to trash the tired old trope that ‘governments can’t pick winners’ and look to what governments can do and achieve

In 1981, Australia spent 0.90% of its GDP on R&D—the lowest among its major trading partners (Japan, Korea, the UK, USA, China, and Taiwan).

Innovation support is a growing component of the programs of international development agencies and foundations. The paper Transforming...

Narelle Kennedy, The Kennedy Company April 12, 2024 Australia's industry policy is at a tipping point. From decades of minimalist...

7 April, 2014 Sandy Plunkett, Realpolitech It is just five weeks until federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his third budget in what...

John Howard, April 10, 2024 There is strong policy interest in nurturing and growing innovation ecosystems as “sets of interacting...

30 November 2022 Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and...

6 Sep 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and...

31 Aug 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turn drives funding and...

19 Oct, 2023. Theories of innovation serve as a framework for understanding how new ideas evolve into end-user-ready products, services,...

21 November 2023. At a recent Innovation Forum, the Minister for Government Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, volunteered the observation...

The recently announced drought and rural support package is a welcome initiative to address the problems encountered by farmers in...