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The economic transformation discussion document released by South Africa’s governing party, the ANC, fails to be radical.
The takeover of GM’s European brands has historic parallels – and implications for both Europe and the US.
Are you part of the 86 percent of Americans who do not live in rural America? Here’s why Trump’s choice to lead the USDA matters to you.
Why you should model your writing on ‘lean’ manufacturing.
Objects of almost any shape or geometry can be produced by 3D printing. The technology could seriously disrupt not just manufacturing but related national plans for economic development.
Data centers are taking over the factories where workers once processed checks, baked bread and printed Bibles. What will the rise of the information-based economy mean for American cities?
The ‘Africa Rising’ narrative was disturbed in 2016 by a combination of factors. But the continent is still on firm economic development footing.
Making products in our new economic age is fast becoming a partnership with customers, not just a transaction.
The natural world favours resilience over efficiency – so why don’t humans?
Trump wouldn’t be the first occupant of the Oval Office to try to bend companies to his will to achieve an objective, be it economic or merely political. JFK tried it with U.S. Steel in 1962.
Latest Queensland raids suggest criminals are potentially adopting 3D printers at an industrial scale
A CSIRO report suggests Australian manufacturers need to better design custom products and hook into global supply chains to survive.
Trade incentives and more inclusive union leadership could improve working conditions in the garment industry – particularly for women.
The collapse of the car manufacturing industry will require more investment in R&D and technological innovation to ensure Australia doesn’t fall behind.
The world’s landfills are growing, which has prompted the search for new industrial processes that can use everyday waste items in some surprising ways.
Australia can learn from the US where state governments have attracted foreign investment in manufacturing that contributes to local economies.
Auto manufacturing workers will face significant problems in finding new jobs after the closure of the Ford and Holden plants, a new survey has found.
Digital devices are ubiquitous. A new film looks at where they come from, who makes them, and where they end up when they’re discarded.
The closure of the car manufacturing plants in Australia is a sad loss of knowledge and jobs that will be difficult to replace.
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Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney
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Project Officer, Centre for Workplace Leadership, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Incoming Director of the Australian Institute of Business and Economics at UQ, and Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University
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Executive Dean, UniSA Business, University of South Australia
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Australia's Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Director Future Manufacturing National Research Flagship, CSIRO
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
