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 | Dec 18, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
When growth capital comes via foreign ownership. International firms maintain Australian operations because our market is large and attractive. It therefore comes as no surprise when successful Australian technology companies need to find the capital to scale, they...
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 | Oct 7, 2025 | Commercialisation, Innovation Policy
Everyone’s talking about bridging the gap, but who are the bridge builders? Australia’s innovation policy debate has a favourite metaphor: “bridging the gap” between research and commercialisation. The Australian Computer Society calls for us...
