Industry Innovation Councils

The Government has established Industry Innovation Councils (Councils) covering a number of industries. The Councils contribute to building an innovation culture in Australia.

They:

provide strategic advice on innovation priorities to the Minister
champion innovation in industry
build connections and collaborate across Councils and with other innovation initiatives.

Members are appointed by the Minister for their leadership, knowledge and expertise. They come from industry, unions and professional organisations, science and research, and government.

The Government and its stakeholders will partner to:

improve productivity, global competitiveness and market access for Australian industry
build skills and a highly flexible workforce for the 21st century through best practice in employment and training
ensure the sustainable development of industry
respond to challenges, including climate change and social inclusion.

For a quick overview see the Information Brochure [PDF 700KB].

The Industry Innovation Councils Framework [PDF 48KB] [RTF 90KB] outlines the role and operational arrangements for Councils.

Industry Innovation Councils Update: Towards Innovative Australia [PDF 303KB] [RTF 1.2MB] is an integrated report prepared by the Department of Innovation and covers all eight Councils. The update provides an overview of the Councils' shared goals, insights and initiatives for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 September 2010.

Building a culture of innovation; stakeholder feedback [PDF 674KB] [RTF 2.4MB] is a report highlighting feedback from 102 stakeholders on their views on innovation performance from the eight industry sectors covered by Industry Innovation Councils.

A list of ministerial media releases relating to Industry Innovation Councils is available.

In addition to the information provided at individual Council links, there is a brief summary of completed projects, activities and reports [PDF 66KB] [RTF 248KB] for the Councils.

It's all about innovation

It's all about innovation is a new publication with two easy-to-use tools for business.

These tools were developed with the assistance of Professor Danny Samson, Department of Management and Marketing, at the University of Melbourne.

Eight tests of an innovative idea asks people to assess the likelihood of commercial success of their innovative idea.
Creating an innovation strategy gives 14 principles of innovation to help people create a practical innovation strategy for their firm.

Professor Samson investigated how companies become and remain systematically innovative, to assist the work of Councils. The full report by Professor Danny Samson, Innovation for business success: Achieving a systematic innovation capability [PDF 623 KB] [RTF 1.3MB] includes ten case studies of innovative companies based in Australia.

Hard copies of It's all about innovation are available from the Industry Innovation Councils Team on + 61 2 6213 7221 or email innovationcouncils@innovation.gov.au.

Innovation Profiles

Innovation Profiles are real stories on innovation in industry in Australia. Twenty-five members from five Industry Innovation Councils talk about their experiences as innovation leaders.