Tag: research and development

Innovation and productivity forgotten in a lost decade

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
I have lost count how many from prime minister’s down have claimed to be working to make Australia a clever country, a maker of innovative things. Well guess what,...

Every dollar invested in R&D returns $3.50 to the nation: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Kathryn Wynn, Jasmine Cohen, and Mingji Liu
Each dollar invested in research and development (R&D) would earn an average of A$3.50 in economy-wide benefits for Australia, according to evidence compiled in a new report from CSIRO. Many...

Business spending on R&D has flatlined in Australia

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Total spending by Australian business on research and development remains at 2012 levels, despite small increases in each of the past three financial years. A new Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Trade expert backs Aust science and research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s policy makers should make a strategic investment in leading edge science to grow future industries, according to a global trade expert, who warns it is difficult to compete...

NSW govt’s $28m bushfire tech R&D mission

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government will allocate $28 million to bushfire research and development in next week’s state budget, with an Emerging Industry Infrastructure Fund to also be unveiled. NSW Treasurer...

Science policy options for the New World Order

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
For the first time in Australia’s history, its most significant partner for science collaboration will be a country other than America, according to a new ANU paper calling for...

On R&D spend, success can be hard to find

Posted on   |  by David Noble, Michael Charles & Robyn Keast
Any discussion about Australia’s R&D sector generally starts off by claiming that ‘Australia has spent billions on R&D over the past thirty years.’ That is true, we have. And...

‘World-leading R&D’ a big part of recovery: PM

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia should become a world-leader in research development as part of its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on regulation and data, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...