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Innovation in higher education happens through social capital
28 November, 2022 The federal government should consider co-investing in joint state-university innovation partnerships that have the...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20243 min read
The Productivity Commission is Wrong Again
29 September 2022 In application, industrial policy reflects a complex interplay between national economic policy, international...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20247 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
Matching the US in new public R&D investment
8 Aug 2022 On Tuesday August 9, in a Whitehouse Rose Garden ceremony, President Joe Biden will sign the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20244 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
Jobs and Skills: Don’t overlook the talent for research
26 Aug 2022. The last section of the Jobs+Skills Summit Issues Paper argues, quite correctly, that maximising the opportunities from...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20246 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
Publish or Perish: Escaping the hamster wheel of academic research pursuits
27 November 2023. Recently, the issue of “Publish-or-Perish” has come back onto the Australian science policy agenda, with the Chief...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20245 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
Underlying tension between mission and money in our universities
29 October, 2020. The corporatisation of the Higher Education System is complete. It is no longer driven by the community of science but...
Dr John H Howard
Oct 30, 20205 min read
Towards a Reset for National Higher Education Policy
22 October 2022 The expansion of the public university sector due to a boom in international revenues and the subsequent impact of...
Dr John H Howard
Oct 22, 20204 min read
Challenges for Australian Research & Innovation
10 May 2020. Australia is experien cing a public health crisis and a challenge of economic recovery. The crisis and the challenge sit in...
Dr John H Howard
May 7, 20205 min read
Can Australian Higher Education withstand the Financial Shock of the COVID-19 pandemic?
As published in The Australian, 1 April, 2020 Australian Higher Education is potentially in a better position to withstand the likely...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 3, 20205 min read
The 2019 VET Review must address implementation issues
On 28 November 2018, the Australian Government announced another review – this time into the Australian vocational education and training...
Dr John H Howard
Jan 10, 20194 min read
Does Australia Need a Rural Innovation and Industry Strategy?
The recently announced drought and rural support package is a welcome initiative to address the problems encountered by farmers in...
Dr John H Howard
Nov 13, 20184 min read
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