Projects
Science Research Innovation
Howard Partners has completed an extended range of projects and assignments for Government, higher education providers, industry and business clients. They have been undertaken largely by Dr John Howard and Anne Howard. Many reflect important collaborations with Associates of the firm, including Emeritus Professor Roy Green (UTS), Don Scott-Kemmis, and Dr Mark Matthews.
Featured Work
To see the latest Publications and Papers please visit
Acton Institute for Policy Research and Innovation (AIPRI)
www.actoninstitute.au
2022
Revising Australia’s list of Critical Technologies in the national interest
Howard Partners Submission to the Department of Industry Science and Resources, Canberra. September 2022
Investing in Australian Public Research and Development: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation at the Australian Council of Deans of Science, Canberra. 25 October 2022
Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), Capacity and Ability Framework
Project for the GRDC to build and strengthen research capability and abilities
Researching National Innovation Ecosystems: Institutions, Infrastructure and Firms – the Australian Situation
Professional Development Workshop, American Academy of Managment, Annual Meeting, Seattle, August 2022
2021
Assistance in preparing the Research Commercialisation IP Framework Consultation Paper
Howard Partners provided assistance to the Department of Education to prepare the Research Commercialisation IP Framework Consultation Paper and in drafting the consultation responses. July-November 2021
Rethinking Australia’s Higher Education System: Towards a Diversified System for the 21st Century
Preface by Distinguished Professor Glyn Davis, AC. Published 2021
2020
The Challenges for Australian Research and Innovation
UTS Occasional Paper, University of Technology Sydney and Howard Partners, 2020
2019
UTS Innovation Roundtable Agenda and Pre-reading Material
Lessons from University-Business Engagement in Australia: Making Collaboration More Effective
Presentation to the AIRG Roundtable, Sydney 2019
2018
Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System for the Rural Industries Research and Innovation Committee of the Primary Industries Ministers Council, 2018
Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System – Executive Summary
August 2018
Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System – Results of the Expert Opinion Survey – May 2018
Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System –
Research Report 1: Rural Innovations Outcomes and Global Value Chains
Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System –
Research Report 2: Previous Reports, Statements, Reviews
Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of the Rural Innovation System –
Research Report 3: Key Institutions in the Rural Innovation System
Rural innovation and the ‘biologically derived’ components of the Australian economy
ACT Innovation Narrative 2018
Innovation, Ingenuity, and Leadership: Evolution of the Canberra and Region Innovation Ecosystem. A Policy and Public Administration Biography.
Dr John H Howard
2017
Australia 2030 Prosperity Through Innovation :
Report of the Analysis of Stakeholder Consultation
Howard Partners Report to Innovation Science Australia, 2017
Howard Partners Performance Review of Australia’s Rural Innovation System – Issues Paper
November 2017
Towards the Development of an Innovation Ecosystem Policy
Discussion Paper for Innovation Science Australia about the Development of the 2030 Innovation System Strategic Plan, 2017
Twenty-Five Years of Reviews: The Evolutioin of Australian Innovation and Industry Policy – A Public Policy Narrative
A Paper for Innovation Science Australia in Relation to the Development of the 2030 Innovation System Strategic Plan, Howard Partners, 2017
Disruption and Transformation in Higher Education: Policy Implications and Options.
A Paper for Science Innovation Australia in relation to the development of the 2030 Innovation System Strategic Plan, Howard Partners, 2017
UTS Submission to the House of Representatives Education and Employment Committee inquiry into matters that ensure Australia’s tertiary education system can meet the needs of a future labour force focused on innovation and creativity, 2017
2016
Regional Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) for the Hunter Region in 2016
Capabilities for Austalian enterprise innovation: The role of government, industry and education and research institutions in developing innovation capabilities
Key informant interviews for
Securing Australia’s Future project, ACOLA 2016
Governance Models and Frameworks for Smart Specialisation
Paper presented at the Regional Studies Association and European Commission Joint Research Centre, Changing Patterns of Territorial Policy:
Smart Specialisation & Innovation in Europe, First SMARTER Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development, 28-30 September 2016, Seville, Spain
Presentation on Governance Models and Frameworks for Smart Specialisation – Seville, Spain
Paper presented at the Regional Studies Association and European Commission Joint Research Centre, Changing Patterns of Territorial Policy:
Smart Specialisation & Innovation in Europe, First SMARTER Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development, 28-30 September 2016, Seville, Spain
Capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation:
The role of government, industry and education and research institutions in developing innovation capabilities –
Key informant interviews, Securing Australia’s Future project, ACOLA, 2016.
Smart Specialisation as an Engagement Framework for Triple Helix Interactions –
Addressing Ecosystem Challenges in the Era of Crises Regional Dimensions of Tiple Helix, Clusters, Cities and Geographic Boundaries
Paper presnted to the XIV International Triple Helix Conference, 2016, 25-27 September, Heidelberg, Germany’ – Awarded ‘Best Practitioner Case Award Paper’
2015
Digital Post: Business transformation and the future sustainability of Australia Post
The McKell Institute, March 2015
Translating Research for Economic and Social Benefit: Measures that facilitate the transfer of knowledge from publicly funded research organisations to industry.
Country comparisons (Australia), Securing Future project, ACOLA, 2015
Australia’s Innovation Future – A Report on the Structure and Performance of Australia’s National Innovation System
December 2015 (with Professor Roy Green)
Cross-sectoral industry research, development, and extension
Decision support guidance on when and how to collaborate.
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 2015
2013
Member of the Science Assessment Panel for the CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Engineering Division, September 2013
Advice for CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship on presenting information on impacts and outcomes in a way that is consistent with the CSIRO Impact Monitoring Tool and the CRC Impact Tool
The What, How and Why of Social Media Literature Review – Becoming Social : A guide for local government
A Report for Sydney Coastal Councils Group, May 2013
2012
Ingenuity, Innovation and Initiative -The adoption and application of new ideas in Australian local government
ACELG and ANZOG, Canberra, 2012
Digital Steel Report
Research on University Business Interactions in the Steel Fabrication Industry
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science Reserch and Tertiary Education, Canberra, 2012
Digital Steel: Attachments to the Report of the Steel Industry Research Mapping Project
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science Reserch and Tertiary Education, Canberra, 2012
Connecting with Communities – How Local Government is Using Social Media to Engage with Citizens
ANZOG Institute of Governance, Canberra, and ACELG, Canberra, August 2012
Innovation and Productivity in Manufacturing: Measurement Issues, Howard Partners, 2012
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science Reserch and Tertiary Education, Canberra, 2012
Member of the Expert Panel to Review the CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship, September 2012
2011
Review of the Lighthouse Innovation Centre – A Report for the ACT Government, 2011
2008
Commercialisation Metrics Survey, 2007 and 2008
Knowledge Commercialisation Australisia (KCA)
Innovation, Creativity and Leadership
Report of a Study of the ACT Innovation System, March 2008
ACT Government, Canberra
2007
The Role of Intermediaries in Support of Innovation
A Report for the Department of Industry, Tourism, and Resources, 2007
“CSIRO: Partnering for the Future”
Innovation Management Policy and Practice 9., no. 2., 2007
2005
Knowledge exchange networks in Australia’s innovation system: overview and strategic analysis
Report of a Study Commissioned by the Department of Education, Science, and Training, 2005
The Emerging Business of Knowledge Transfer – Creating Value from Intellectual Products. and Services
Report of a Study Commissioned by the Department of Education, Science, and Training, 2005
The Emerging Business of Knowledge Transfer: From Diffusion to Engagement in the Delivery of Economic Outcomes from Publicly Funded Research
Paper given at the Triple Helix 5 conference: The Capitalization of Knowledge.
Held in Turin, Italy, May 2005
2004
Business, Higher Education, and Innovation: Institutions for Engagement in a Mode 2 Society
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for PhD. The University of Sydney, 2004
Study of the interactions between research organisations SMEs in the ICT Sector
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, 2004
2003
Evaluation of the Co-operative Research Centres Programme
Evaluation undertaken for the Department of Education, Science and Training, 2003
Forum and Fair of Ideas, Commercialisation Discussion Paper
Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia, 2003
2002
Best Pactices Processes for University Reserach Commercialisation
Report undertaken for the Department of Educaton, Science and Training, 2002
University Engagement in an Era of Industrialisation
Paper produced for the Australian Centre for Innovation
2001
Recipes for Success: Case Studies Illustrating Successful Innovations by Food Businesses
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2001
ARC Mapping the Nature and Extent of Business-University Interaction in Australia
A project undertaken for the Australian Research Council, 2001
2001
Study of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Commercialising Research Outcomes from Australian Research Council Funded Research
Department of Education, Science and Training, 2001
Commercialising Innovation: The Second Step
A project undertaken for the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (NSW Division), 2001
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