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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
AuManufacturing Staff Reporter
May 8, 20242 min read
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...
Dr John H Howard
May 3, 20247 min read
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.
Dr Craig Fowler
May 1, 20247 min read
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 –...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 30, 20245 min read
Why Business R&D Has Been Faltering
John H. Howard, edited by Peter Roberts, 22 April 2024 Between 1981 and 1995, Australian businesses made steady progress in increasing...
Peter Roberts
Apr 30, 20245 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
Towards 3% R&D – the role of industry policy
Emeritus Professor Roy Green, 24 April 2024 Today in AuManufacturing's editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 24, 20247 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
There’s nothing wrong with picking winners—just not too many losers
Dr John H Howard April 16, 2024* Global corporations and new technology investors pick winners all the time. But the ones who are good...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 15, 20245 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
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