The AIRC's Professor Ian Marsh and GetUp Director Simon Sheikh have prepared a report - A Blueprint for Democracy: This Moment and the Renewal of Parliament, Government and Elections - giving recommendations for the way ahead in Australian Politics. 

A New Vision for Economic Development: Conceptual Overview and Options Outline

On 12 May 2009, the Australian Government released its response to Venturous Australia, otherwise known as the Cutler Review of Innovation.

The UK's first annual report on innovation.

Innovation is central to the program for action.

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.

Rationale and key phases in developing an innovation strategy for Tasmania.

Promoting radical innovation in conditions of lock-in.

AIRC Director Jonathan West attended the Summit and was asked to contribute one 'big idea' in 100 words; he offered four in 700.

Publication of the OECD's final report on the two-year project is anticipated in mid-2008.

AIRC paper to the National Innovation Agenda, January 2007

The review panel will report by the end of July 2008.

Submission to the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, Keith Smith & Jonathan West, 2005.

US Congress reshaping the contours of innovation and entrepreneurship.

ALP Policy - New Directions paper.

Professor West's outline for Policy Development.

The Australian Innovation Research Centre is conducting a second survey of the innovative activities of Tasmanian businesses with five or more employees.  The survey will be conducted between September and December 2010.  Of note, the Tasmanian Innovation Census is the only source of innovation data for all business sectors in Tasmania.

The latest report arising from the Tasmanian Innovation Census data - "Structure, Business Demographics and Innovation in Burnie" - is now available.

Firm-level data from the Tasmanian Innovation Census is applied to the Tasmanian manufacturing sector. 

First results from an Innovation Census of all Tasmanian Firms with 5 or more employees  

Persistence and change in UK innovation 2002-2006

A review of recent research (as at 2007).

Productivity is mentioned 385 times in a 334 page report by BITRE.

Many believe innovation creates value at the science end.  Amar Bhide begs to differ.

Can biotechnology save us from the economic crisis?  Hear US analyst Juan Enriquez outline a possible future.

How hotels are getting their potential customers to help design an innovative hotel.

Ray Tilley's contribution to innovation in the local, national and international book trade.

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.

Check out the latest from the small island with BIG IDEAS.

Hic et nunc learning framework.

How might enterprise skills be developed in Higher Education?