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Innovation remains the answer
Dawn Lo | July 17, 2020Businesses facing pressing issues like COVID-19 and climate change need to innovate, and so do business schools, say experts drawn from industry and research.
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$12m in government seed funding for SMEs
Open Forum | July 16, 2020The Morrison Government is calling on the nation’s small and medium sized businesses to help develop innovative solutions to solve national environmental challenges.
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Innovation is for everyone
Brad Howarth | October 15, 2019It’s generally accepted that Australia could be doing more to lift its rate of innovation, but assigning responsibility to one group alone is unlikely to solve the problem and may be the reason we find ourselves in our current malaise.
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Fintech can help Australia lead regional innovation
Daniel Bar | March 20, 2019Australia has the potential to become the leading hub for tech and innovation in the Southern Hemisphere but will our agile ‘kangaroo’ spirit and supportive mate mentality be enough to jump the chasm separating us from other nations in the region?
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Remember Turnbull’s 2015 ‘ideas boom’? We’re still only part way there
Beth Webster | June 6, 2018Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation agenda failed to resonate at the ballot box. However the inexorable and exponential rise of sophisticated technologies will affect every job and we need to be investing in this future for our children.
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Sport and innovation drive Australia forward
Alan Finkel | April 8, 2018The Chief Scientist outlines the synergies between innovation in sport and technology as the Commonwealth Games are celebrated on the Gold Coast.
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If you don’t look, you don’t see
Alan Finkel | April 6, 2018Australia’s chief scientist, Dr. Alan Finkel, argues that Australia’s innovation performance is much better than many critics assume and outlines the pursuit of new metrics to capture its true value in the economy.
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Will Australia choose growth or stagnation?
Andrew Pickford | March 12, 2018News that the United States grew by 2.6% in the last quarter of 2017 produced commentary which reflects two vastly different visions and outlooks for modern, Western economies.
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Physician heal thyself
Peter Fritz | March 6, 2018Many public advisory committees lack the information and training they require to produce the right policy proposals. Peter Fritz urges the creation of a new entity to give them the support they need to make more innovative and effective recommendations.
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Precision healthcare and genomics: The delicate balance between what to ask and what to tell
Marcel Dinger | March 5, 2018Precision healthcare and genomics could improve health outcomes and reduce costs, but care must be taken to avoid over-diagnosis and allay needless anxiety.
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Australia deserves a better debate and 5 ‘quick wins’ for ‘wicked’ problems
Open Forum | March 3, 2018Australia21 urges politicians to embrace evidence based policy making and engage in constructive discussion of more effective strategies to address inequality, trauma related stress, illicit drugs, the future of work and climate change.
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Science is the key to a brighter future but it needs our committed support
Emma Johnston | March 2, 2018Professor Emma Johnston delivers a message of hope about how scientists are working towards solutions for major issues such as climate, health, cyber-security, energy, and transport.