A Labor-dominated senate economics committee on Australia’s innovation system has recommended measures including stability in innovation policy, a council to ensure coherence across various programmes, and to increase the country’s R&D spend relative to GDP.
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Encouraging innovation a priority: CEDA survey of business community
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s Big Issues 2015 survey has seen tax reform and incentives for innovation rate highly as concerns for business.
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Senate automotive inquiry wants more trucks built
A senate inquiry has recommended the Automotive Transformation Scheme be extended, the trucking sector be stimulated and a taskforce be formed.
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ICT body to have funding restored, get deeper ties with Germany’s Fraunhofer
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will reportedly restore funding to Data61 (formerly NICTA) and announce increased engagement with the Fraunhofer network during a visit to Germany this weekend.
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Poor research-industry collaboration: time for blame or economic reality at work?
Australia produces great research but it ranks last in the OECD tables for collaboration between researchers and business.
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Turnbull has an opportunity to make Australia a science nation
Australia’s new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, talked a lot in Monday night’s press conference about the future of Australia.
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$29 million in grants announced for SA manufacturers
Grants worth $28.78 million have been announced, with the aim of assisting South Australia’s manufacturing industry adjust to the end of passenger car assembly in 2017.
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Chasing the ‘silver sliver’: making sure innovation doesn’t slip through our fingers
There are several widely-agreed upon facts about the current world economy. One is that value is being sourced to an increasing degree from analytic, inventive and creative ideas.
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Politics force renewable energy manufacturer to look overseas
The right level of support for the renewable energy sector is a topic that will be debated well into the future.
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$340,000 in grants awarded to SA exporters
Rossi Boots was among 12 successful applicants for the first round of the South Australian government’s Export Partnership Program.
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Reassessing government’s role in industry development
How should we assess Australia’s performance and prospects in the wake of the mining boom? A number of recent reports have begun to make the attempt.
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Access an issue with government assistance
Most industry programs have survived the Abbott government’s proverbial axe; however gaining access to them has never been harder. Alan Johnson reports.
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Australian manufacturing set for huge shake-up, says report
A new CEDA report has raised questions about how ready Australia’s workforce is for an era of self-driving cars, hyper-connectivity and artificial intelligence. Brent Balinski spoke to the group’s CEO, Professor Stephen Martin, about what the future will hold.
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Auto components maker exports CSIRO solar tech to Japan
Precision Components’ new Heliostat SA division is producing technology developed at the CSIRO for export to Japan.
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Griffith University: new CRC to help “regenerate” local manufacturing
Queensland’s Griffith University has said that its expertise and “outward looking focus” are ideal fits for the new Innovative Manufacturing CRC.
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New Innovative Manufacturing CRC gets go-ahead
Long-awaited funding of $40 million for the Innovative Manufacturing CRC has been announced at today’s CRC Association annual conference.
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Philmac announces $9.6 m investment, 30 new SA jobs
Specialist valve and fitting manufacturer Philmac has announced it will invest $9.6 million in its South Australian facilities.
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Bega Cheese, Cochlear among 19 winners in $50 m of manufacturing grants
19 successful applicants for the first round of the Manufacturing Transition Program were awarded nearly $50 million yesterday.
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Government accepts CRC review, welcomes commercial focus
The Miles Review of the CRC Program has been released, with the government accepting all of its recommendations, which “put industry front and centre”.
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Tas government’s $3 million response to Caterpillar’s Burnie sackings
The Tasmanian government has allocated $3 million in its upcoming budget to assist the North West region.
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