Rapid development of big data and AI has accelerated a shift from theory-driven to data-driven research. Data-based research can be groundbreaking, but research lacking curiosity and insight can lead to “Bad Theories”. Balance is required. wix.to/xftHVjm #newblogpost

Our new scale-up manufacturing program for female founders is now open. Don't miss the chance to develop your product with the help of some of Aust's top advanced manufacturing experts. Apply >> armhub.com.au/female-founder… Our thanks to Advance Queensland for its support Roy Green

UK Starmer govt “will establish an independent Industrial Strategy Council to partner with businesses, supporting us in delivering, monitoring & implementing the strategy over the long-term” Lisa O'Carroll The Guardian theguardian.com/business/artic… AustralianManufacturingForum

Internat’l student caps an inexplicable “act of self-harm” in the absence of increased public funding to replace lost #highered revenues. Let alone alternative sources of value in Australia’s precarious export mix - my take Financial Times 💸 ft.com/content/f93b25… Universities Australia ATN Universities

Some challenging numbers from AustralianManufacturingForum e-book - "If policy-makers want Australia's advanced industry output to be the same share of its economy as the global average, output would have to increase by almost 1.5 times or $105bn" aumanufacturing.com.au/towards-3-rd-e… #FMIA Senator Tim Ayres

Amazing to visit the newly established control room for the Square Kilometre Array (SKAO) in Western Australia, about to become the biggest telescope array on earth, with potential to map the ‘cosmic dawn’ SKA Observatory CSIRO Department of Industry, Science and Resources skao.int/en

“If we can get govt to use #research to understand how better to deliver missions around economic growth & clean energy, I think we’ll end up with better results, faster results – whether that’s a technology answer or whether it’s a social science answer, or some other answer”

“The standard advice from economists about concentrated market power is that it is inefficient, unfair & should be broken up or regulated. But what if the concentrated business is economists themselves?” Financial Times ft.com/content/d973dc… Institute for New Economic Thinking IPPR CPD UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

What would an R&D capability to support government missions look like? In the spirit of thinking out loud, some suggestions on the role of evidence, data, and innovation methods like challenge prizes and innovation procurement. docs.google.com/document/d/16S…

Britain achieved faster growth during the Industrial Revolution in part because British inventors were working at the “right place” in the innovation network, from Lukas Rosenberger, W. Walker Hanlon, and Carl Hallmann nber.org/papers/w32875

“Strong manufacturing enables our transition to net zero & leverages our abundant resources from minerals to renewables & it hardens our economic resilience by reducing our reliance on foreign supply chains” says Industry & Science minister Ed Husic manmonthly.com.au/industry-capab… ICN

New economic thinking “recognises that while growth depends on inputs of capital & labour, it also depends on the creation & sharing of knowledge, the spread & adoption of new technologies & techniques & the quality of institutions” Geoff Mulgan geoffmulgan.com/post/not-just-…

Chronic underinvestment – lack of knowledge diffusion – institutional fragmentation Three critical elements holding back the productivity of people, firms and places in the UK. Discover more by reading The Productivity Agenda: productivity.ac.uk/research/the-p… #productivityagenda

We will know Aus govt is serious about energy transition & the creation of a more complex knowledge driven economy when the $11bn Diesel Fuel Tax Credit is “repurposed” 💧Michael West michaelwest.com.au/fossil-fuel-lo… Tim Buckley #FMiA

Inspiring keynote by Dr Christyl Johnson NASA Goddard Space Flight Center SmartSatCRC annual conference in Adelaide shows how investment in space & spatial technologies contributes to sustainable growth & prosperity on earth Christyl Johnson Australian Space Agency Space Industry Association of Australia

Please join us at NSW Manufacturing Excellence Forum 2024 with TXM Lean Solutions & AustralianManufacturingForum to empower #manufacturing leaders with actionable insights for achieving operational excellence through Lean methodologies txm.com/events/nsw-man… Investment NSW UTS #FMiA

New speakers announced for The Industry Papers Launch and Forum! Join us on Wednesday the 11th of September at Old Parliament House, Canberra. Tickets are limited. Secure your spot now! More info here: hubs.la/Q02NgQ8P0 #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership #IAPapers

R&D spending in Australia is falling partly because a failure in the capital markets makes investors wary of investing in innovation, according to Dr John Howard, a speaker in our latest webinar Towards 3% R&D – Where to from here? aumanufacturing.com.au/towards-3-rd-c…

.Senator Tim Ayres has used one of his first outings since promotion to defend the use of government cash to encourage business investment under the Future Made in Australia programme. aumanufacturing.com.au/ayres-defends-…