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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


Towards 3% R&D – why is Australia’s national R&D effort falling?
Peter Roberts, 11 April 2024 Today in @AuManufacturing's editorial series – Towards 3% – turbocharging our national innovation effort –...
Peter Roberts
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Towards 3% R&D – the statistics tell us national innovation is faltering
Peter Roberts, 10 April 2024 Launching @AuManufacturing news's new editorial series - Towards 3% - turbocharging our national innovation...
Peter Roberts
Apr 10, 20244 min read


Australia’s national R&D effort is faltering – call for contributions from readers for our new editorial series
By Peter Roberts 10 April 2024 @AuManufacturing News and Media is one of many voices concerned at a precipitous fall in national R&D...
Peter Roberts
Apr 10, 20242 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


From Transformation to Disruption in the Higher Education Industry
4 April 2024 The Australian Universities Accord is a welcome contribution to the development of policy in higher education teaching and...

Dr John H Howard
Apr 4, 20244 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


Australia’s frontier economy culture threatens opportunity and growth
November 22, 2022 John Menadue has written two insightful articles on the $530 billion infrastructure scandal . The documented account...

Dr John H Howard
Mar 27, 20245 min read


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
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