Submissions

1. Comments on the Productivity Commission's Draft Research Report on Public Support for Science and Innovation
   Thu Dec 21 2006
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's response to the draft report of the Productivity Commission's Study into Public Support for Science and Innovation
2. Submission to DITR Industry Policy Statement
   Thu Aug 31 2006
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's submission to the Industry Statement of the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. The closing date for submissions was 31 August, 2006.
3. Productivity Commission Study into Public Support for Science and Innovation
   Fri Jul 28 2006
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's submission to the Productivity Commission's Study into Public Support for Science and Innovation. The closing date for submissions was 28 July, 2006.
4. House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation - Pathways to Technological Innovation Inquiry
   Thu May 05 2005
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's response to the Pathways to Technological Innovation Inquiry conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, submitted on 5 May 2005.
5. Areas of Attention for a New Government - ABF Post Election Policy Paper
   Mon Nov 01 2004
   As part of its goal to 'shape the innovation debate', ABF prepared a Policy Briefing Paper which will be used to brief Federal Ministers, Shadow Ministers, and Government Departments. It distils five significant messages from ABF research under three key themes to communicate critical matters for policy attention. These are innovation, industry building and people issues - skills and capabilities.
6. PMSEIC Working Group on Emerging Technologies: Growing Technology-Based SMEs
   Wed Mar 17 2004
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's response to the Terms of Reference for the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) Working Group on Emerging Technologies: Growing Technology-Based SMEs, submitted on 17 March 2004.
7. Inquiry into Science and its Commercialisation in NSW
   Thu Aug 14 2003

   This is the Australian Business Foundation's response to the Terms of Reference for the New South Wales Legislative Council, Standing Committee on State Development Inquiry into Science and its Commercialisation in New South Wales. Submissions for this Inquiry closed on the 15 August 2003.

8. Inquiry into Business Commitment to R&D in Australia
   Wed Aug 21 2002
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's response to the Terms of Reference for the House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Science and Innovation Inquiry into Business Commitment to Research and Development in Australia. Submissions for this Inquiry closed on the 30 August 2002. The final report for this Inquiry, Riding the Innovation Wave: The Case for Increasing Business Investment in R&D was released by the Parliament in June 2003.
9. National Research Priorities
   Thu Jun 13 2002
   This is the Australian Business Foundation's submission to the Framework Consultation for the selection of the National Research Priorities. This consultation was held in June 2002 by the Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training. On 5 December 2002, the Prime Minister announced the four national research priorities and their associated priority goals.