policy
Stimulus goes viral
Stimulus is in the air, and not just in the form of optimistic government handouts.
Do exporters make better bosses?
At a time of global economic uncertainty, the issue of trade and employment is becoming the focus of public debate – particularly with news of large scale redundancies in the media. If this trend continues, there is the risk of increased calls for protectionism here in Australia (as has already occurred in the USA). This is a concern because we all know what has happened in the past when the world has returned to protectionism – mass unemployment, inequality and conflict extending well beyond the trade sphere.
Newcastle wins $20 million Clean Energy Innovation Centre
The Federal Government yesterday announced that a new $20 million Clean Energy Innovation Centre (CEIC) will be headquartered in Newcastle.
Swan urges businesses denied credit to come forward
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned the big four banks that they have an obligation to extend credit to viable Australian businesses.
The national innovation review – what next?
We’ve all had time to chew on the Federal Government’s innovation review findings. What will it mean in real terms? For John Kapeleris, the key lies in market-driven implementation. The government’s green paper, “Venturous Australia”, was released several months ago after a review of hundreds of submissions made by individuals and organisations. Although the paper contains [...]
Barack and the new US
Earlier this year, one of my favourite US business magazines, Fast Company, made the following observation: Win or lose, Barack’s rise reveals a new reality in the marketplace. The fact that Obama has taken what we thought we knew about politics and turned it into a different game for a different generation is no longer [...]
Have we upset you lately?
Why do people keep asking me to be reasonable?
It was George Bernard Shaw who gave us the maxim, ‘The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.’
As you know, we like to question common assumptions at Anthill, fight conventional wisdom, rally together to combat commercial stupidity.
What I have learnt (the hard way): Christopher Witt
Chicago-bred Christopher Witt spends plenty of time on faculty at the University of New South Wales, but he’s quick to point out that he’s no academic. Having spent his early career at big corporations such as AT&T, Telstra and Motorola, Witt is now doing his bit to help bridge the commercialisation gap as Director of the Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Australian School of Business. He also puts his wisdom to good use at his investment practice, The Kalori Group.
Too many ‘Qs’, not enough ’007s’
I was part of an ‘intimate’ and ‘confidential’ dinner with Innovation Minister Kim Carr last Wednesday night. The topic was innovation (of course). And it was held for a small group of innovation experts, mostly academics and policy makers. The discussion initially focused on the role of government (as we await the outcomes of Dr [...]
Anthill Activism Part #2: Commercial Ready scrapped
Rumours of my spinal injury have been greatly exaggerated. Well…. Not really. When you see the words ‘potential impotence’ among the risks of surgery, you know that things are about to get serious (a state of mind I’ve never been fond of). Fortunately, the risks have passed. And in my convalescent state, I’ve had plenty [...]
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