The Innovation Policy Report aims to highlight developments in the innovation policy area. It also includes reference to relevant innovation documents and events.

This report finds that having one body responsible for compliance and monitoring is crucial to maintaining the quality of Australia’s higher education sector. Introduction On the 29th of May 2013, the Australian Government announced its action plan, Assuring quality while reducing regulatory burden. One of the elements of the plan is this review of higher...

The Innovation Policy Report aims to highlight developments in the innovation policy area. It also includes reference to relevant innovation documents and events.

Numeracy skills are a key driver of economic growth and yet, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2008) nearly eight million Australian adults lack the numeracy skills to cope with everyday life and work. The vocational education and training (VET) sector is one part of the solution; however the VET workforce may be...

In November 2012, the Government announced its intention to assess the broader economic, social and environmental benefits arising from all elements of government research investment, including those benefits arising from university-based research. In support of this work, the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, in consultation with the Australian Research...