Critical minerals are well named. They’re critical to the green transition – and sought by the US and China. Who will Australia sell to?
- Innovator in Residence, University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
China’s innovation plans and international trade tensions may risk an economic ‘decoupling’ with the West.
Business schools have vast and diverse expertise to contribute to rebuilding better in a post-pandemic world, but the problems it has laid bare require business schools to change too.
For universities in Australia to get the most out of philanthropic donations, they need to develop persuasive cases for giving, and work with staff, communities and donors towards shared goals.
The innovation agenda may have failed to resonate with Australians, but it shouldn’t be abandoned.
For many, innovation is perceived as a precursor to more unwelcome changes at work and potentially to job losses, but innovation is about more than increasing corporate profits.
Australia is being rapidly outpaced by its innovative international competitors.
A coherent innovation policy requires a focus on fostering networks, and learning from economies similar to ours.
At a time when unprecedented levels of investment are being made in university infrastructure in nations such as China and India, it is worth reflecting on how Australia has built its notable areas of…
After decades in the wilderness, industry policy is back centrally on the economic agenda in the UK. What is striking is how the policy is being driven by strong evidence on what works from years of accumulated…
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