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 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...
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...
