Thursday 25 September 2008

AIC Annual Review Out Now!

The 2007-08 AIC Annual Review “Inside Commercialisation” is an overview of commercialisation and innovation trends in Australia , and was released this week.  

The past year held great promise for those who are serious about Australia embracing a path of innovation and improving its competitiveness. It is ironic that in the midst of a commodity boom producing unprecedented wealth, we should be talking about the use and application of intellectual property (IP) rather than real property to continue on a trajectory of growth and as a weapon to maintain our future competitiveness. But with a new government in Canberra and a long overdue review of the national innovation system, the argument for innovation is being made. The challenge will be to execute on it.  

The AIC continues to bridge the boundaries along the value chain by facilitating partnerships, assisting in technology transfer, providing commercialisation advice and developing crucial skills required for the journey.

During 2007/08 the AIC has:

č           delivered capability identification and collaboration facilitation services to more than  65 business nationally through the TechFast program to foster increased industry and research sector engagement.  This resulted in more than 35 new collaborations commencing that will ultimately grow the companies involved and lead to high-value outcomes.

č           provided more than 50 companies with in-depth market research to identify new markets and product opportunities; and provided business intelligence services to universities including University of Queensland (UniQuest), Queensland University of Technology (QUT Bluebox), and University of Newcastle (Newcastle Innovation) to improve their commercialisation capacity.

č          delivered 12 Ideas2Market commercialisation education programs to 220 small business owners and entrepreneurs state-wide and 14 Commercialisation Bootcamp courses to 377 researchers and industry representatives.

č           worked with the Queensland state government to refine an online IP training system, which will be expanded as required during the project rollout.

č            project managed 25 transfer licence agreements between government agencies and industry. These agreements are creating local jobs in the ICT sector, providing new export opportunities as well as generating revenue and delivering substantial cost savings to government.

č           engaged with the Victorian government to deliver 160 Gateway Enterprise business systems to Victorian SMEs, to increase commercialisation outcomes from SME innovation activities.

č           successfully delivered several major networking and education events to raise awareness of the importance of innovation and commercialisation. These include the Brisbane Innofest, the Innovation in Government Summit, the Queensland Innovation Series lunches and the Sustainable Industries Forum.

č           received extensive media coverage in national newspapers and magazines, with more than 55 articles published describing our activities. Among these, supportive media partners have published more than 15 opinion pieces from the AIC.

č           sponsored and presented at more than 20 innovation and commercialisation related events across the country.

To read the full AIC Annual Review please click here.

To go back to the AIC ENewsletter please click here.

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