Australia has seen a static pattern of export growth, with the largest contribution to export growth coming from moderate complexity products, particularly Travel and tourism and Mineral fuels, oils and waxes products. See The Atlas of Economic Complexity by the Growth Lab at Harvard University
The future of the economy and work is digital, but in a global ranking of digital competitiveness Australia has fallen one place to 14th in a study of 63 countries. Click here to read this article on ABC News – Communications technology and education push Australia down digital rankings
Sovereignty is now the buzzword of defence industry policy, applied liberally to whatever project is under discussion. The idea has been further entrenched in the defence lexicon following publication of the long-awaited Defence Industrial Capability Plan (DICP), as well as the announcement of Australia’s sovereign industry capability priorities (SICP) and accompanying capability assessment framework. The DICP may be an…
Defence Values for Acquisition This statement of values is intended to shape the behaviour of all those involved in acquisition, including Ministers, Defence Management Board members, customers at all levels, the scrutiny community, project teams in the various delivery organisations and our private sector partners. Read this on assets.publishing.service.gov.uk – Defence Industrial Strategy Defence White…
This content is produced by The Australian Financial Review in commercial partnership with BAE Systems. A few weeks ago we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I – the war to end all wars as was the hope of the time. Click here to read this article on https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/delivering-sovereign-capability-20181126-h18ct2
As the defence industry awaits the release of the government’s sovereign industrial capability plan, a key industry body has put forward its ideal definition of sovereign capability for the defence industry. Click here to read this article on Defence Connect – https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/1463-sovereign-capability-definition-debate-ongoing
The peak body for Australia’s science and technology sectors has backed a call by Industry and Science Minister Karen Andrews for Australia to develop greater “sovereign capability” in manufacturing underpinned by strong local research and development. Click here to read this article on Science and Technology Australia – https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/science-and-tech-sector-backs-call-for-greater-sovereign-capability/
Strategy, Policy, and Industry Group is the Department of Defence’s key policy development function to protect and further Australia’s national interests. Click here to read this article on the Department of Defence website https://www.defence.gov.au/spi/industry/capabilityplan/SovereignIndustrialCapabilityPriorities.asp
Australia has long struggled to meet its obligations to maintain a domestic supply of liquid fuels, drawing the condemnation of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and leaving the nation critically vulnerable to fluctuations in price and geo-strategic competition, now amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) John Blackburn, AO, believes is the time to rectify…
Bangladesh, Cuba, Iran, Mali and Turkmenistan share an unexpected connection to Australia, and it isn’t membership of a tourist destination hot list. Click here to read this article from The Australian Financial Review – https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/australia-is-rich-dumb-and-getting-dumber-20191007-p52y8i
