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KNOWLEDGE

The following reports and papers can be accessed through this site

2015-2016

• ACOLA SAF 10: Securing Australia's Future - Capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation: The role of government, industry and education and research institutions in developing innovation capabilities: Issues arising from key informant interviews and matters for policy consideration'.  On behalf of the Australian Council of Learned Academies, May 2016.   View Report
• (Research support for Hunter RDA) Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in support of Economic Development for the Hunter Region, NSW. View Report
• (With Professor Roy Green) Australia’s Innovation Future. A Report for the Senate Inquiry into Australia's Innovation System on the Structure and Performance of Australia's National Innovation System, December 2015. View Report
• (With Professor Roy Green) Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Innovation System, Issues Paper. August 2015. View Report
• ACOLA SAF 09: Translating Research for Economic and Social Benefit: Measures that facilitate transfer of knowledge from publicly funded research organisations to industry. A report for the Securing Australia's Future Project 'Translating research for economic and social benefit: country comparisons'. On behalf of the Australian Council of Learned Academies, December 2015. View Report
• Digital Post: Business Transformation and the Future Sustainability of Australia Post.  Sydney: McKell Institute, April, 2015. View Report

2010-2014

• Digital Steel: Report of the Steel Industry Research Mapping Project, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, 2012.  View Report. View Attachments
• Public Policy Drift: Why governments must replace ‘policy on the run’ and ‘policy by fiat’ with a ‘business case’ approach to regain public confidence. In Public Policy Discussion Papers, edited by Percy Allen. Sydney: Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). 2012 View Report
• (Prepared by Anne Howard). Connecting with Communities: How Local Government is Using Social Media to Engage with Citizens. Canberra: Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government and ANZSOG Institute for Governance. 2012. View Report
• Innovation, Ingenuity and Initiative: the Adoption and Application of New Ideas in Australian Local Government, ACELG Innovation and Best Practice Program. Canberra: Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government. 2012. View Report

2005-2009

• "The State of Victoria, Australia: Self Evaluation Report." In OECD Reviews of Higher Education in City and Regional Development. IMHE. 2009. View Report
• Between a 'Hard Rock' and a 'Soft Space': The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in Innovation Systems. Canberra: Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 2008. View Report
• Innovation, creativity and leadership: report of a study of the ACT Innovation System. Canberra: Australian Capital Territory Government. 2008. View Report
• Rigor and Relevance: Towards a scholarship of integration. Extending the role of social sciences and humanities in public policy research. Canberra: Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 2008. View Report
• Melbourne: Australia's Knowledge Capital. A Study of the Economic, Social and Cultural Contributions of Victoria's Universities with a Melbourne Presence. Melbourne: Melbourne City Council. 2007. View Report
• The Role of Intermediaries in Support of Innovation. Canberra: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources. 2007. View Report
• Changing Paradigms: Case Studies in the Management of Innovation in Australian Business. Melbourne: Business Council of Australia. 2006. View Report
• Universities Third Mission: Community Engagement. B-HERT Position Paper 11. Melbourne: B-HERT, 2006. (With Professor Arun Sharma). View Report
• Fire Knowledge Network Report. Canberra: Bushfire CRC. 2006. View Report
• Knowledge Exchange Networks in Australia's Innovation System: Overview and Strategic Analysis. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training. 2005. View Report
• Digital Factories: the Hidden Revolution in Australian Manufacturing: A Study of the use of Information and Communications Technologies by non-ICT Manufacturing Companies. Canberra: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. 2005. View Report
• The Emerging Business of Knowledge Transfer: Creating Value From Intellectual Products and Services. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training. 2005. View Report

2000-2004

• Evaluation of the Cooperative Research Centres Program. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training. 2003. View Report
• Review and Report on Competed NIDP Projects. Canberra: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2003.
• (With Professor Ron Johnston and Lyn Grigg). Best Practice Processes for University Research Commercialisation. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training. 2003. View Report
• (With Professor Ron Johnston). "Engagement in an Era of Industrialisation." In The Idea of Engagement: Universities in Society, edited by Svava Bjarnason and Patrick Coldstream. London: Association of Commonwealth Universities. 2003. View Report
• Evaluation of the New Industries Development Program. Canberra: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2002. View Report.
• (With Mark Matthews). Mapping the Nature and Extent of Business-University Interaction in Australia. Canberra: Australian Research Council. 2001. View Report
• (With Anne Howard). Recipes for Success: Case Studies Illustrating Successful Innovations By Food Businesses, A Report Prepared for the Food Innovation Group by Howard Partners. Canberra: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2001. View Report
• (With Professor Ron Johnston). Securing Our Manufacturing Future: A Study of the Outlook for Small Business Manufacturing to 2015 and Beyond. Sydney: NSW Small Business Development Corporation. 2001. View Report
• (With Mark Matthews) A Study of Government R&D Expenditure by Sector and Technology. A Paper prepared for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Canberra: Howard Partners. 2000. View Report