Researching National Innovation Ecosystems: Institutions, Infrastructure and Firms, The Australian Situation, Professional Development Workshop, American Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Seattle, August 2022. 

DONE 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, April-August 2022. Contact Author

Submission on Revising Australia’s list of Critical Technologies in the National Interest. Dr John H Howard, 30 September 2022. Download Submission

Assistance in preparing the Research Commercialisation IP Framework Consultation Paper and preparing a comprehensive draft of the consultation responses April-October 2021.

Rethinking Australia’s higher education system: towards a diversified system for the 21st century, with Preface by Professor Glyn Davis, AC, Howard Partners, 2021. Download Book

The 2020 financial crisis in higher education: What were the drivers, and how should universities respond? Paper presented at the LH Martin Institute Conference: The role of Tertiary Education in supporting post-Covid social, environmental, and economic recovery, 26-28 October 2021 Download Paper

The Challenges for Australian Research and Innovation, UTS Occasional Paper, UTS and Howard Partners, 2020. Download Paper

UTS Innovation Roundtable Agenda and Pre-reading Material, View Material and Presentation, April 2019

Lessons from University-Business Engagement in Australia: Making Collaboration More Effective, presentation to the AIRG Roundtable, Sydney, 2019. View Presentation

DONE Australia’s Rural Innovation Future: Performance Review of The Rural Innovation System, for the Rural Industries Research and Innovation Committee of the Primary Industry Ministers Council, 2018. Download Report. Research Reports: Global Value Chains; Previous Policy Statements, and Reviews; Key Institutions in the Rural Innovation System; Expert Opinion Survey Response Charts; and The Biologically Derived Economy: A Discussion

Australia 2030: Prosperity Through Innovation. Report of the Analysis of Stakeholder Consultation, Innovation and Science Australia, 2017. Download Paper

Towards the Development of an Innovation Ecosystem Policy, Discussion Paper for Innovation Science Australia about the Development of the 2030 Innovation System Strategic Plan, Howard Partners, 2017. Download Paper

Twenty-Five Years of Reviews: The Evolution 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. View Paper

Disruption and Transformation in Higher Education: Policy Implications and Options. A Paper for Innovation Science Australia in Relation to the Develo0pment of the 2030 Innovation System Strategic Plan, Howard Partners, 2017. View Paper

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. View Submission

DONE — Regional Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) for the Hunter Region in 2016. View Report

DONE 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 Futureproject,  ACOLA, 2016. Download Report

“Governance Models and Frameworks for Smart Specialisation”‘ Paper presented at 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. View Paper and Presentation.

“Smart Specialisation as an Engagement Framework for Triple Helix Interactions”. Paper presented at the XIV International Triple Helix Conference 25-27 September 2016, Heidelberg Germany, Triple Helix Models of Innovation: Addressing Ecosystem Challenges in the Era of Crises Regional Dimensions of Triple Helix? Clusters, Cities and Geographic Boundaries’. Winner of best paper award View Paper

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 Australia’s Futureproject,  ACOLA, 2015. View Report

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 (with Professor Roy Green). View Report

Cross-sectoral industry research, development, and extension Decision support guidance on when and how to collaborate, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 2015. View Report

Member of the Science Assessment Panel for the CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Engineering Division, September 2013.

Research on university business interactions in the steel fabrication industry, published as Digital Steel, by the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, 2013. View Report

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, April 2013.

Member of the Expert Panel to Review the CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship, September 2012

Digital Steel: Report of the Steel Industry Research Mapping Project, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Canberra 2012. See Report and Attachments

Innovation and Productivity in Manufacturing: Measurement Issues, Howard Partners, 2012 View Paper

Review of the Lighthouse Innovation Centre, ACT Government, 2011

Commercialisation metrics survey, 2007. Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia, 2008

The Role of Intermediaries in Support of Innovation, for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, 2007. View Report

“CSIRO: Partnering for the Future”. Innovation Management Policy and Practice 9, no. 2, 2007. View Article.

Data analysis for the national survey of research Commercialisation 2003 and 2004. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training, 2007.

Changing Paradigms – Rethinking Innovation Policies, Practices and Programs – A study of innovation in Australian businesses, Business Council of Australia, 2006. View Report

Knowledge Exchange Networks in Australia’s Innovation System: Overview and Strategic Analysis, Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005. View Report

The Emerging Business of Knowledge Transfer: Creating Value from Intellectual Products and Service, Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005. View Report

Digital Factories: The Hidden Revolution in Australian Manufacturing, Department of Communications, Information Technology, and the Arts September 2005 (With Dr Mark Matthews). View Report

The Utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by “non ICT” Manufacturers: Business Profiles,  Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, 2005, View Profiles

Profile of Australian Early-Stage Venture Capital Investments 1995‑96–2003-04, Department of Industry Tourism and Resources, June 2005 View Profile

“The Emerging Business of Knowledge Transfer: From Diffusion to Engagement in the Delivery of Economic Outcomes from Publicly Funded Research ” In Triple Helix 5. Turin, Italy, 2004. View Paper

DONE 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. View Thesis.

DONE Study of the interactions between research organisations SMEs in the ICT Sector. Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, 2004.

DONE Forum and Fair of Ideas, Commercialisation Discussion Paper, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia, 2003. View Paper

DONE Best Practice Processes for University Research Commercialisation, Department of Education, Science and Training, 2002. View Report (with Professor Ron Johnston)

DONE Mapping the Nature and Extent of Business-University Interaction in Australia, Australian Research Council, 2001. With Dr Mark Matthews Download Report

DONE Recipes for Success: Case Studies Illustrating Successful Innovations by Food Businesses, Food Innovation Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2001. View Report

DONE Commercialising Innovation: “The Second Step”, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (NSW Division), 2001

DONE Study of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Commercialising Research Outcomes from Australian Research Council Funded Research, Department of Education, Science and Training, 2001 (with Dr Craig Fowler, E&Y). View Report Phase 1 and Phase 2

A Study of Government R&D Expenditure by Sector and Technology. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, 2000, Dr Mark Matthews, Dr John Howard. View Report

Audit and Review of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Infrastructure in Victoria, Department of State and Regional Development, Melbourne, 2000. View Executive Report, Report Volume 1 (with Dr Mark Matthews)

Views to recipients of the 125 per cent tax concession: A Report from 50 Consultations and Interviews. Department of Industry, Science and Resources, 1999.

The economic impact of venture capital in Australia. AusIndustry, 1998.Benchmarking costs and performance for Australian rural research and development corporations. Rural RDCs Chairs Committee, 1998.