More debt to buy more Chinese-made plasma TVs won't tackle the underlying causes of the Global Financial Crisis. The ABC's Quentin Dempster reports AIRC Director Jonathan West's comments at the NSW Jobs Summit.
The AIRC is undertaking a major project to design an innovation strategy for Tasmania. Please contact
the centre to discuss opportunities for information sharing, dialogue and
partnering.
The latest report arising from the Tasmanian Innovation Census data - "Structure, Business Demographics and Innovation in Burnie" - is now available. Download File
Structure, Business Demographics and Innovation in Tasmanian Manufacturing
Firm-level data from the Tasmanian Innovation Census is applied to the Tasmanian manufacturing sector. Download File
Technical and Methodological Issues in the Tasmanian Innovation Census
A global network of networks, resources and ideas for social innovation Read More...
Are middle managers innovation bottlenecks?
McKinsey research finds that, in some organizations, managers who are
most frequently sought out for advice on new concepts often have the
most negative attitudes towards innovation—partly because they have
difficulty balancing new ideas with current priorities. Read More...
Landmark Settlement in “Patent Hold Up” Action
A recent legal
decision in the US
promises to reorient the unstable relationship
between proprietary patent rights and collective standardization
efforts. These two important areas in the policy landscape have
increasingly come into conflict especially in the ICT field.
It took over 20 years to achieve the International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) system. Birchalls was also the first 'self-service' book store in Australia.
Starwood Hotels are due to launch their real life aloft hotel brand this year (2008) following their virtual existence online over the last couple of years.
