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Think hubs!
Industry Minister Carr has subconsciously recognised the importance of place is because he is quietly funding industry centres and hubs around Australia. For example, a mining technology centre in Mac… more →
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Think hubs!
Rod Brown wrote 6 months ago: Industry Minister Carr has subconsciously recognised the importance of place is because he is quietl … more →
Clean Energy – Newcastle NSW wins
Rod Brown wrote 8 months ago: Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, claims Australia has taken a step closer to becoming the … more →
Singapore exaggerates claims
Rod Brown wrote 10 months ago: In 2007, Singapore identified the Clean Energy sector as a strategic growth area. Building on this, … more →
Clusters and Zones on radar in Algeria
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: The Algerian Government is considering the creation of a competitiveness cluster in the region of Ca … more →
EC Innovation Hubs – pointer for other regions!
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: In 2005, EC President José Manuel Barroso came up with the idea of EC innovation hubs. And the Boa … more →
Federal program updates – Australia
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Things are quiet because many programs have temporarily disappeared. Numerous program reviews at p … more →
Care needed with Garnaut report
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: The report by Professor Ross Garnaut on a response to global warming has led to a frenzied debate … more →
Biofuels – wake up world!
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: The CSIRO has grabbed the national headlines in Australia by claiming that petrol prices will hit $8 … more →
Singapore petrochemicals cluster (BEST PRACTICE)
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Output of Singapore’s chemicals industry is now US$59.4 billion – 34% of Singapore’s manufac … more →
Mao-tai diplomacy
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Australia’s minerals export boom to China did not happen overnight. In 1986, our Ambassador to Chi … more →
Kim Carr’s innovation agenda
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Federal Industry Minister, Kim Carr addressed the Annual Industry Leaders’ Dinner in Geelong in late … more →
Collaborator Profile – Paul Frater (NZ)
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: . Who and where are you? Paul Frater, Director, Enterprise & Innovation, NZ Trade & Enterpri … more →
EC ‘Lead Markets Initiative’ - procurement and standards to assist industry!
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Verrry interesting! The European Commission is proposing to unlock market potential in a first batch … more →
Lego - exemplar for Denmark
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Last year Danish toymaker Lego announced plans to outsource most of its manufacturing to Eastern Eur … more →
Queensland’s 12 investment hubs!!
Rod Brown wrote 1 year ago: Last month we sketched some ideas on how Queensland’s investment attraction agenda might focus aroun … more →
Collaborator Profile - Des Adamson (Dunedin, NZ)
Rod Brown wrote 2 years ago: Who and where are you? I am located in Dunedin, a city with a population of 122,000 (25,000 who are … more →
Oil prices...and the perils of forecasting
Rod Brown wrote 2 years ago: The oil price hit $US98.62 a barrel last week, putting investors in a tizz. Remember people scoffing … more →
Pathways for miners and indigenous populations
Rod Brown wrote 2 years ago: A very interesting discussion paper ‘Going for Gove: investment, interdependence and integration’ wa … more →
Japan embraces Enterprise Zones
Rod Brown wrote 2 years ago: At a time when many rural regions are grappling with how to deal with agglomeration effects drawing … more →
