All members of the Australian Innovation Research Centre attended a press conference at Houston's Farm on 8^thAugust 2008 to launch the report on the Tasmanian Innovation Census.  The speakers were the Premier of Tasmania, David Bartlett, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania, Professor Daryl Le Grew and Professor Keith Smith from AIRC. 

Professor Keith Smith, who headed the project, spoke of the survey being much more widespread than any previously undertaken in Tasmania. He noted that innovation was spread across all industries in Tasmania, and not just restricted to the high-tech sectors.