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Productivity

How can Australia develop a productive and resilient economy through innovation, greater industrial capacity and upskilling?

    Unlocking the potential of residential battery storage in NSW

    While the environmental and energy impetus for residential battery storage is well established, adopting a “mission” approach could help governments deliver on broader social, economic and sustainability objectives.

    Jack Isherwood

  • I never said “thank you” to my calculator: reflections from the outgoing NSW Chief Data Scientist

    Ian Opperman

  • Harnessing research and innovation to secure NSW’s future

    Anoulack Chanthivong

  • Hard truths about researchers as honest brokers

    Susan Harris Rimmer, Ed Morgan and Sofija Tanveska

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  • Building social resilience through community-oriented approaches to disaster management

    While governments often prioritise rebuilding roads and other physical infrastructure post-disaster, just as great a focus is needed on supporting communities to build resilient social infrastructure.

    Timothy Heffernan

  • Microcredentials: Small steppingstones towards a more inclusive future?

    Skills mismatches will grow due to climate change and its economic fallout. Microcredentials can enable rapid and inclusive re-skilling while offering universities an opportunity to re-invent their mission in a “climate changed” world.

    Jack Isherwood

  • Governments are having a mission moment: what can they learn from cities?

    As more governments around the world adopt a “mission” approach to their biggest challenges, they should be informed by the experience of “Challenge” competitions used by cities.

    Pauline McGuirk, Tom Baker, Alistair Sisson, Robyn Dowling & Sophia Maalsen