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Rapid Transition from Policy to Practice: How the CHIPS and Science Act is Transforming the US Tech Landscape
John H Howard, 5 November 2024* The passage of the US CHIPS and Science Act in 2022 marked a pivotal moment in the nation’s pursuit of...
Dr John H Howard
Nov 5, 20247 min read
Reimagining Australia's Research Future: Strategic Overhaul for Innovation and Impact
The Review is an opportunity to reshape Australia's research system, aiming for a coherent, future-facing model that boosts investment.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 29, 20248 min read
The Science, Research and Innovation (SRI) Budget Tables: What the Data Tells Us
The Science, Research and Innovation budget tables, released on 18 October, deliver a keen insight into the government’s investment in R&D.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 25, 20243 min read
STEM Skills Alone Won’t Create Australia’s Innovation Future
Australia's future prosperity hinges on its ability to understand and foster all forms of innovation, not just high-tech.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Beyond the Rankings: Benchmarking for Real University Success
University rankings have become something of an obsession, with institutions fixated on where they stand in the latest league tables.
Dr John H Howard
Oct 15, 20246 min read
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.
Dr John H Howard
Jun 18, 20245 min read
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.
AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
May 9, 20244 min read
Rhetoric and reality in technology visions
Technology visions serve as critical drivers of innovation and progress, but they are fraught with complexities, ethical dilemmas
Dr John H Howard
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Towards 3% R&D – Boosting industry and research collaboration
Our Business Expenditure on R&D has always lagged behind where we should be as an advanced economy. Governments can help in several ways.
Dr John H Howard
Apr 24, 20244 min read
The Productivity Commission is well past its sell-by date
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
Professor Mark Dodgson
Apr 23, 20245 min read
Towards 3%: Turbocharging Australia's Innovation Effort: The Statistics Do Not Lie
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).
Dr John H Howard
Apr 22, 20246 min read
Building Greater Sustainability & Inclusion in Developing Economy Innovation Systems
Innovation support is a growing component of the programs of international development agencies and foundations. The paper Transforming...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Calling all bridge-builders
Narelle Kennedy, The Kennedy Company April 12, 2024 Australia's industry policy is at a tipping point. From decades of minimalist...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Industry policy can’t wait for Productivity Commission revamp
7 April, 2014 Sandy Plunkett, Realpolitech It is just five weeks until federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his third budget in what...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 12, 20247 min read
Innovation ecosystems require "systems integrators"
John Howard, April 10, 2024 There is strong policy interest in nurturing and growing innovation ecosystems as “sets of interacting...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Technical skills are not enough for sustained innovation
30 November 2022 Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20244 min read
How Can Science, Technology, Innovation, and Industry Policies Be Integrated for Economic Growth?
6 Sep 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20246 min read
Towards an integrated science, tech, research and innovation policy
31 Aug 2022 Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turn drives funding and...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20247 min read
Innovation theories as a model for govt policy
19 Oct, 2023. Theories of innovation serve as a framework for understanding how new ideas evolve into end-user-ready products, services,...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20244 min read
Innovation policy advice should be more than an echo chamber
21 November 2023. At a recent Innovation Forum, the Minister for Government Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, volunteered the observation...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20246 min read
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