Innovations in Australia: Measurement, performance, systems, dynamics and change

This project will produce a comprehensive, integrated analysis of Australia s national innovation system. Through a combination of recent theoretical and conceptual insights and robust empirical analysis the partners will address one of the most pressing issues confronting Australian industrial and research policy. The project will analyze the changes occurring in Australia s innovation system and the drivers behind them. It will examine the inter-relationships in the development of the innovation system and particular important industrial clusters within it. It will study the impact of globalization, and will compare Australia s innovation system and performance with that of Finland and Canada.