South Australia is a small economy that faces a fundamental need to re-shape its approach to innovation. The … necessitates a re-think about how innovation happens and how the respective actors within an economy interact and engage with each … other. In effect, innovation relies on intersections between people, knowledge, information sharing, ideas, financial and …

Innovation is key to boosting Australia’s productivity and inclusiveness. This paper examines the policies that create … good conditions for innovation, not only in science and technology but also wider forms, such as business-model innovation … environment for firm entry and exit, and intellectual property arrangements. However, the returns to public spending on Australia …