Policy Submissions
AIC Response to the Green Paper "Venturous Australia"
2008: AIC Response to the Green Paper "Venturous Australia".
The AIC's general response to the Productivity Commission report into Public Support for Science and Innovation
2008: AIC’s general response to the Productivity Commission report into Public Support for Science and Innovation
AIC Submissions to the National Innovation Review.
2008: AIC Submissions to the National Innovation Review.
AIC Submission to the Garnaut Climate Change Review
2008: AIC Submission to the Garnaut Climate Change Review
AIC and BCA Announce Australian Innovation Policy Recommendations
2007: The Business Council of Australia has collaborated with a number of stakeholders, including the AIC, to articulate some key recommendations to improve the innovation environment in Australia. Late last year it identified five priorities as key ‘pointer
AIC Submission to the Productivity Commission - Increasing Australia's Innovation Output
2007: Although it is generally recognised that innovation underpins future economic growth, Australia lags in most international comparisons on the exploitation of technological innovation.
AIC Submission - Overcoming the Industry-Research Sector Divide
2006: Some anecdotal observations derived from the TechFast program.
AIC Submission - Innovation: are we looking in the right places?
2006: There have been a number of recent arguments that the definition of innovation should be broadened to reflect what some are describing as unique elements of the Australian industry structure.
AIC Submission - Taxing the Mind: Time for Reform
2006: In the current debate on tax reform in Australia, a place must be found for reform of intellectual property (IP) taxation. How a country taxes its intellectual production has long term effects on its economic and social development.
AIC Submission to the House of Representatives - Inquiry into Pathways to Technological Innovation
2005: AIC Submission to the House of Representatives - Inquiry into Pathways to Technological Innovation.
AIC Submission to the Smart State Strategy
2004: The challenge for Queensland industry to remain globally competitive over the next decade demands the innovative development and application of leading edge technology to derive new products, processes, and services.
AIC Submission to the Working Group on the Metrics of Commercialisation
2004: Current systems for measuring commercialisation outcomes tend to focus on the economic returns from commercialisation related to wealth creation – for instance, the number of new companies formed and the amount of licensing income generated.
AIC Submission - Investment Review of Health and Medical Research
2003: AIC Submission - Investment Review of Health and Medical Research.
AIC Submission - Philanthropic Donations of IP to Not-for-profit Institutions
2003: AIC Submission - Philanthropic Donations of IP to Not-for-profit Institutions
AIC Submission - Inquiry into Science and its Commercialisation in NSW
2003: AIC Submission - Inquiry into Science and its Commercialisation in NSW.
