Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation agenda failed to resonate with the Australian electorate, but it is too important to be abandoned. The agenda can be recast in several ways.
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How China’s Huawei is taking on Samsung and Apple
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei posted an eye-popping 70% growth in 2015. It is now beating HTC and Sony when it comes to market share in Europe and is third only to Apple and Samsung when it comes to global smartphone sales.
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The government’s focus on innovation is too narrow
The emphasis the Turnbull government is placing on innovation is very welcome. It is innovation, the successful application of new ideas, which will underpin our future competitiveness and productivity.
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Free trade agreements fail to boost Australian agriculture and food manufacturing
Many claims are made that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with select trading partners will benefit Australian agriculture. OECD statistics say otherwise.
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Transporting the warehouse into the cloud
Cloud computing can assist manufacturers to effectively respond to increased order volumes and complexity, as Mark Troselj writes.
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Tales from the frontline
In recent months I have met with manufacturers in western and southern Sydney, Albury, Wollongong, Newcastle, Geelong and Brisbane. At every meeting, I am asked what I am seeing and hearing in the industry.
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Adopting Omnichannel Commerce in Australian Manufacturing
New opportunities for business growth brought about by the digital evolution, coupled with changes in consumer purchasing behaviour, have created a whole new ballgame for manufacturing today.
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The Sky’s the Limit for Manufacturing Visionaries
Manufacturers have, in general, been unfairly portrayed as having a conservative, “don’t tell me, show me” outlook.
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Don’t write off Australian manufacturing just yet
For Australian manufacturing, most of the news in recent years has been negative. However, there are still reasons to believe that the sector will survive.
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Australia’s trust emergency will stymie year of reform
Political and business leaders are touting the next 12 months as a make-or-break year for the country’s reform agenda - and Australia’s economy.
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Health claims on food products: ministers put marketers in control
Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation last week bowed to lobbying from processed food manufacturers and agreed to permit them to market products with general level health claims without requiring pre-market or independent verification.
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Product tracking made easy with laser marking
Mark Rawet, Tubing Business Manager of Watson-Marlow’s Manufacturing Plant in Falmouth, explains why processing equipment manufacturers need to adapt processes to meet industry demands.
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