The Review of the National Innovation System - Venturous Australia - chaired by Dr Terry Cutler delivered a comprehensive and timely report into Australia’s innovation ecosystem. Venturous Australia provides a refreshingly holistic approach to innovation and has identified many of the key levers for building Australia’s innovation strengths into the future.
Many firms in the ICT sector are of the view that the role of ICT, as a key driver of productivity growth, was noticeably understated in the Report. However, many of the recommendations are nevertheless directly applicable to the ICT sector and have stimulated a renewed level of vigorous discussion on these critical issues.
AIIA's response sets out three key priorities that are prerequisites for the recommendations to be applied to the ICT sector with maximum effect; it also provides a detailed examination of each recommendation in the report from the perspective of the ICT industry.
AIIA and its members look forward to engaging further with the panel and government representatives as the White Paper is developed and its recommendations subsequently considered and implemented.