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The knowledge economy creates clear winners and losers in the big cities whose growth it drives. Many Australian and US cities with strong knowledge economies have high levels of social vulnerability.
In a resource constrained environment, doctoral supervisors can benefit from professional development courses presented fully online
Canberra is growing as fast as anywhere in Australia. It’s driven by a knowledge economy that is transforming the city centre but is also displacing poorer residents.
The Indonesian public sector has some challenges to overcome to be able to design better policies.
The SKA global project could be a driver that contributes to South Africa’ economic growth.
There are several projects and initiatives that offer hope amid all the bad news about African science.
The big ticket resources projects of the past decade have not delivered as hoped for regional Queensland. New approaches are needed.
The printing press, like the internet, has been revolutionary. But technology alone is not enough – access to to it must be open to ensure its benefits are felt.
The changing nature of work means the knowledge capabilities of cities are more important than ever. Here’s what the new Knowledge City Index tells us about 25 Australian cities.
A critical part of attaining universal health coverage is access to published research.
Australia has few places to capture the spill-over of talented workers priced out of the big cities. Some may leave the country altogether – and where talent goes, capital flows.
The rest of society won’t see the benefits of innovation until governments figure out a way to effectively tax the knowledge economy.
The Palaszczuk government’s first budget for Queensland has promised to drive new investement and jobs in the knowledge based sectors.
Joe Hockey’s second budget has two large deficits: the fiscal one, plus the lack of a coherent and creative plan for Australia. The Abbott government failed to ‘have a go’ at building the future.
Why put a dollar value on science when the benefits to our lives and society are far more valuable?
Labor’s state election victory in Victoria has fatally undermined Melbourne’s most controversial tunnel, the now-doomed East-West Link, with new Premier Daniel Andrews pledging to rip up the contracts…
A Houston area survey has indicated that African Americans are the most likely of all ethnic groups to emphasise post-secondary…
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Fulbright Scholar, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Professor, Canberra Business School & Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer in the Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town
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