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...
by theotherdimension | Sep 29, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Why task world class researchers with commercialisation? Australia’s landmark R&D review is grappling with how to prioritise research impact over output volume, but misses a fundamental question that cuts to the heart of our innovation problem: do we...
by theotherdimension | Aug 28, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
The productivity conversation needs commercial voices While there has been a very long list of policy influencers vying for an invitation to the productivity roundtables, who made it through the door provides a striking insight into innovation policy in Australia. The...
by theotherdimension | Jul 11, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
The gap in Australian innovation policy This fundamental truth highlights a gap in Australia’s innovation policy. Current policies are centred around funding collaborative projects: researchers develop breakthrough science, industry participates in demonstration...
