In the 1950s, Ghana was twice as rich as South Korea. It has since fallen a long way behind.
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Researchers have found a way to turn cheap 3D printers into a simple method for making super-strong but light composite materials for things like aircraft.
Bringing firms and talent together can have a significant payoff beyond the basic submarine build.
Australia’s economic complexity is declining and it’s not a good thing.
Ten years ago, the English Potteries looked to be breathing their last. Their reinvention should bring hope to struggling manufacturing bases everywhere.
The ASX was rocked by a fall in China’s sharemarket. But the fundamentals don’t bear out the panic.
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors wants to build an affordable, mass-market electric car. What can Tesla learn from another auto innovator – Henry Ford?
Australia has the frustrating distinction of repeatedly producing world-beating ideas - only to lose them overseas. Why can’t we hold onto what we invent?
The nine science and research priorities will help focus and coordinate our efforts, and aid government departments in supporting the future of Australian science.
Australia has a bright future in advanced manufacturing, but it will be a turbulent transition that we need to manage carefully.
The amount our workers produce has been stagnant for a while now, but there is a boost to be had in increasing labour force involvement in their jobs and the business.
Zambia’s drive to build its industrial capabilities has made steady progress. But it runs up against the history of economies that are dominated by mineral resources and landlocked countries.
Getting foreign investment into export-oriented labour-intensive sectors in India has been stymied by rigid labour laws.
Nigeria has been among the fastest growing economies this past decade but only 25% of the country’s population has benefited from this growth, leaving the majority trapped in the informal sector.
Manufacturing has a bad rep in the UK. But it’s far from dead and has a key role to play in reviving growth and rebalancing the economy.
Since the heady talk of a “march of the makers” in 2011, UK industrial policy has been patchy at best. No wonder the trade deficit is at its widest ever.
America is a country with pockets of poverty with neighborhoods filled with unskilled workers with limited opportunities.
The technological transformation of China’s many factories has failed to bring with it an upgrade in working conditions.
The creative industries are no replacement for the manufacturing sector.
Clothes manufacturing in the UK has seen a striking revival since 2007. Not only have new business models come onto the scene, particularly with the growth of online retailers, their actual manufacture…
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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Project Officer, Centre for Workplace Leadership, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Incoming Director of the Australian Institute of Business and Economics at UQ, and Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University
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Executive Dean, UniSA Business, Adelaide University
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Director Future Manufacturing National Research Flagship, CSIRO
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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Australia's Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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