by Adrian Beer | Mar 24, 2026 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Opinion Piece; Written in response to Ambitious Australia, the Strategic Examination of Research and Development released March 17 2026. In the comedy classic Hot Fuzz, the Neighbourhood Watch Alliance are respected, capable, well-intentioned pillars of the community....
by Adrian Beer | Feb 25, 2026 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
How to Mobilise the Missing Middle Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) has just published “Mobilising Australia’s Missing Middle,” identifying medium-sized enterprises (MSEs) as the undervalued contributors to productivity and economic...
by Adrian Beer | Jan 20, 2026 | Innovation Policy
Australian Innovation Policy Ignores Australian Evidence Australian innovation policy has the ecosystem collapsing, coming off peak government enthusiasm, but starved of support Rhetoric peaked a few years ago, with a Future Made in Australia, a National...
by Adrian Beer | Nov 12, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
The Commercialisation Skills Australia Needs Already Exist In a Newcastle workshop, 3ME Technology electrified underground mining equipment before expanding into marine and defence applications. This isn’t a story about startup funding or university spin-offs....
by theotherdimension | Oct 28, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Great products fail in weak companies. Mediocre products win in strong companies. CSIRO invented the core wireless system design that is the basis of all high-speed WiFi generations. The breakthrough emerged from Australian research excellence, achieving technical...
