Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies has wide-reaching benefits for NSW’s manufacturing sector, but small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often get left behind in their ability to benefit from them. This Policy Insights Paper outlines key policy opportunities to enhance the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in NSW manufacturing.

A key recommendation from this inquiry is for the Australian Government develop a clear and operational definition of 'sovereign capability' as part of the broader Future Made in Australia agenda that can be used to inform future government procurement decisions.

Ai Group’s Centre for Education and Training surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. The survey asked businesses about their skills needs in relation to the transition to the clean economy for the first time in 2022. This year, the same...

Ai Group’s Centre for Education and Training surveys a cross-section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This year, for the first time, the survey takes a deeper look at the impact of generative AI, exploring what it might mean for workforces, jobs and skills.

The 2024 Australian IP report suggests Australian firms were resilient to global economic headwinds last year in generating new intellectual property (IP). The strongest growth among Australian’s IP applicants was in energy equipment such as electric motors, generators, batteries and solar panels.