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Innovation reviewBack in January, the new Government announced an innovation review (see below). Now, it has published the consultation dates or stakeholder meetings ... Terms of reference: The Panel will identify gaps and weaknesses in the innovation system and develop proposals to address them. In particular, it will: * Identify a set of principles to underpin the role and participation of the public sector in innovation. * Develop a set of national innovation priorities to complement the national research priorities, ensuring the objectives of research programs and other innovation initiatives are complementary. * Identify regulatory and other barriers to innovation and recommend ways to minimise these. * Examine the scope for simplifying and reducing program duplication and ensuring that any support provided is well-targeted and easy to access. * Consider the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Concession Scheme in promoting innovation and make recommendations to improve innovation outcomes. * Consider ways to improve the governance of the national innovation system to support higher expectations of government agencies and industry. * Assess the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program and make recommendations to improve innovation outcomes. Full announcement (with list of experts). A green paper is scheduled for release by 31 July, with a White Paper to follow. According to a note about the February experts' meeting, an Issues Paper was agreed; but I can't find it online. Consultation dates. Posted: Thursday - 28 February, 2008 at 11:51 AM | |