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Australian Recommendations: Excerpt from Innovation Cities Analysis Report

FROM CHRISTOPHER HIRE, Executive Director:

In order to spur further discussion on Innovation Policy, and in line with Senator Lundy’s Public Sphere ICT & Creative Industries process I assisted in co-ordinating, we have decided to release an excerpt of the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Analysis Report, in the context of further analysis of paths to success for Australian innovation policy.

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Media Release: Asia Gaining Innovation Advantage Over U.S. Cities: Report

MELBOURNE, Australia – Innovation Analysts 2thinknow released today a 4 year global study of what makes cities innovative, in an in-depth report.

The report found that United States cities long-term infrastructure advantages were eroding to Asia, but also sets out clear steps U.S. cities could take to regain their advantages. In the middle-East, the report identified new focus on science and technology as the key to innovation. Steps were outlined in the report to help Australian cities capitalise on

Funding Start-Ups: An Innovative Proposal

What if we could fund start-ups and create a culture of innovation. At very little cost directly, and with shared risk? Should we? Can

If You’d Rather Listen – ABC Radio National.

Australian cities & innovation? A great pithy radio interview on some Australian innovation happenings on Australia’s ABC Radio National – featuring 2thinknow Innovation

Innovation Cities Resources

2thinknow’s Innovation Cities has been gatheing a lot of attention. As we share which Innovation Cities will out-perform economically & socially over the near future, we’ve launched an expanded standalone site. This site contains all the data products for purchase, ideas, rankings & good city ideas from the Innovation Cities Program by

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ABC Radio Interview: Innovation Cities Global

ABC Radio Australia - Innovation Cities interview

FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Listen to ABC Radio interview on Innovation Cities; and examples of how cities from Singapore to Stuttgart, from Melbourne to China are adapting to the 3 City Challenges of Economics, Equity & Environment.

SMH: Innovation in Manufacturing

Our Executive Director, Christopher Hire, was quoted in the Fairfax newspapers commenting on maintaining automobile manufacturing in Australia, in support of local manufacturing as part of the economic mix of