The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help

Wed, 21 May 2025 12:15:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/the-federal-government-wants-to-boost-productivity-science-can-help-256567>

"In the wake of Labor’s resounding victory in Australia’s federal election
earlier this month, there has been much talk about flailing productivity in
Australia.

In fact, last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers
made clear that the priority for the government’s second term will be to boost
productivity. This crucial measure of how much we produce for every hour we
work rises a little every year. But growth has slowed over the past decade.

As part of this, the federal government has tasked the Productivity Commission
with a new strategy to enhance productivity. A draft report is expected in July
or August, with implementable ideas across five key pillars.

So far, however, one part of the solution to the productivity slump has
received little public attention: boosting support for scientific research."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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