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Australia has the frustrating distinction of repeatedly producing world-beating ideas - only to lose them overseas. Why can’t we hold onto what we invent?
The Palaszczuk government’s first budget for Queensland has promised to drive new investement and jobs in the knowledge based sectors.
Ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Gojek are disrupting the market for traditional transportation services in Jakarta.
Africa needs private universities. But far more must be done to make them powerhouses of knowledge, research and graduate output.
Rising fees for patents could stifle innovation in Australia. So what how much should we charge for patents?
If we want to boost innovation in this country, we should emulate a scheme that has proven highly successful in the United States.
Drawing on models that have proved hugely successful in major cities around the world, Wits University is creating a large and ambitious Digital Innovation Zone.
There is a long road to travel before South Africa’s scientists live up to the grand expectations to encourage solutions to the country’s problems and boost the economy.
Men rule the roost in science and technology as women continue to battle against the glass ceiling.
Issues of energy and climate will be solved by engineering, not climate science.
What’s behind the fall in the figures for patent applications in Australia? Is it just a lack of innovation or is something else to blame?
Australia can attract much needed venture capital funding through its Significant Investor Visa system, but only if a proposed new system is designed well.
The election brings a new government: what does the next five years hold in store for UK technology plc?
Australia needs to take risks and think clever if the country is to stay competitive in a global market.
Are we ready for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design how we move into a new era of capitalism?
Amazon Dash can ensure you never run out of soap, washing powder or razors again. But it can’t push the button for you.
With future funding for science and research by the federal government still unclear, can the states play a role?
Despite the hyper-partisanship in Washington, there appears to be agreement that the government should do more to invest in science and technology innovation.
Ideas are readily available, inexhaustible and free – the NHS could tap into more from the majority of the workforce.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School, and Emeritus Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor and Founding Director of QUT Centre for the Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
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Winthrop Professor, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing and Strategy, The University of Western Australia
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Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Researcher in Entrepreneurial Creativity, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Secretary for Science Policy at the Australian Academy of Science, and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
