“Australia has been "left behind" on R&D”
Oh, they’re very concerned about this, even though the Science/Industry Minister’s review only started this year & “will not be completed before the next election”.
How could we have known this would happen?
Let me count (a tiny fraction of) the ways👇
Oh, they’re very concerned about this, even though the Science/Industry Minister’s review only started this year & “will not be completed before the next election”.
How could we have known this would happen?
Let me count (a tiny fraction of) the ways👇
Comments
“On some aggregate measures like R&D investment, Australia’s business sector
appears to be rapidly falling behind”.
https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-02/australian-business-investment-in-innovation-levels-trends-and-drivers.pdf
“Australia’s total investment in research and development is falling behind our international competitors.”
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Well how about this report from the Chief Scientist in 2014? Seems a bit … like a warning!
https://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/sites/default/files/STEM_AustraliasFuture_Sept2014_Web.pdf
Now another review, that's finding what all previous reviews & reports predicted. Surprise! Without any serious policy or money, what did they expect?
Honestly, pathetic.