Intellectual Property, Innovation and Creativity - Future Global Directions
Registration is free, but bookings essential. More details here (pdf).as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Australian Government support for science and innovation, has fallen by nearly a quarter. Also the number of researchers per 1,000 employees has declined substantially in the last decade, and US patents granted per 1,000 population have plunged from 0.06 to 0.01 (1999–2003). And yet during this time, the public revenue was fed by a torrent of cash from the mineral boom.
There are 201 pages, plus 7 annexes. There are 15 pages of recommendations. Interestingly, there is also a software analysis of the main themes identified in submissions and, very usefully, the Departmental summary of the submissions. Comments can be submitted to the Ministry until (at least) 23 September 2008. Well, it is almost 2 weeks!