Procurement

Procurement is critical to tech innovation. Throughout the last decade, I have harboured considerable frustration regarding the state of tech innovation within our country and the subsequent development of sovereign capability. This frustration has been expressed through numerous articles and posts (see below). While various factors contribute to this situation, such as low R&D spending, economic complexity, challenges in research translation, limited venture capital, difficulties in research assessment, inability to scale-up, and a shortage of skilled tech workers, I firmly believe that the crux of the issue resides on the demand side - with acquisition.

Without acquisition (procurement) there is no translation and thus no sovereign capability.

Here is my Senate Submission on Procurement 23 Feb 2023

Linkedin Articles On Procurement

2023-12-05 Does Australian Suffer from Tech Cringe

2023-05-03 Australian Made Robots

2023-04-26 Innovation is a Team Sport

2023-04-25 Are Robots Yesterday's Tanks?

2023-02-02 Write an article on Research Translation in Australia

Linkedin Posts On Procurement

2024-02-14 Pocock urges tech firms to engage on sovereign capability

2024-01-29 Military madness - our troops ‘at risk’ without killer drones

2023-11-30 Public sector procurement reform to build local industry