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What helps Australia's Innovation Landscape: Direct Comparisons or Contextual Insights?
Rajesh Gopalakrishnan Nair, 8 October 2024.  In discussions of innovation performance, Australia is frequently compared to a set of...

Dr John H Howard
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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High-tech innovation districts must be more ambitious in mimicking Silicon Valley*
John Howard and Narelle Kennedy, 3 October, 2024 Everywhere wants to be the next Silicon Valley, a rich concentration of advanced...

Dr John H Howard
Oct 3, 20244 min read
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Innovation for the National Interest: Does Australia Need a National Innovation Council?
John H Howard, 1 October 2024 In an era where innovation drives economic growth and global competitiveness, Australia's fragmented...

Dr John H Howard
Sep 30, 20245 min read
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Towards 3% R&D—Where to from here? View the webinar online
@AuManufacturing News and BDO , a public accounting, tax, consulting, and business advisory firm, have launched the online version of...

Dr John H Howard
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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The Bestseller Trap: How Popular Management Books Shape — and Sometimes Mislead — Business Leaders and Policymakers
John H Howard, 27 September, 2024 In an increasingly volatile business landscape, it’s understandable why so many leaders turn to popular...

Dr John H Howard
Sep 27, 20246 min read
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The Australian Higher Education Industry: a financial profile
John H Howard, 18 September, 2024 It now seems clear that Australian universities have relied too heavily on international student income...

Dr John H Howard
Sep 18, 20246 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Sep 13, 20244 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Aug 19, 20245 min read
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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,...

Dr John H Howard
Aug 18, 20245 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Aug 2, 20247 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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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...

Dr John H Howard
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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Comparing National Research Systems: What Can We Learn?
This study examines the institutional settings for research systems in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, South Korea, the UK, and the USA.

Dr John H Howard
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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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
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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...

Dr John H Howard
May 28, 20244 min read
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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...
AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
May 17, 20244 min read
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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.

Dr John H Howard
May 14, 20244 min read
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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
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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.Â
AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
May 8, 20242 min read
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