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Assisting Transition: Growth Prospects for the Development of the Assistive Technology Industry in South Australia
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017) Spoehr, John; Worrall, Lance; Molloy, Simon; Sandercock, Paul
Around the world, but particularly in the advanced Western economies and key Asian economies, populations are ageing, retirees are wealthier than ever before, governments are moving to provide greater assistance to persons with disabilities and new technologies are creating the prospect of longer, more independent, more active and healthy lives. And, of course, the incidence of people with a disability rises in tandem with population ageing. Individuals and communities are demanding access to assistive technologies (or AT) in line with their higher incomes, requirements for a high quality of life, and the technological innovations that are creating an ever-more vast array of possibilities. Governments concerned with the rising cost of caring for older persons and those with a disability will support solutions that enable them to be cared for in their homes rather than in dedicated care facilities where the costs are higher. At the same time governments are encouraging older workers to participate in the workforce for as long as possible. Assistive technologies have an important role to play in facilitating these objectives.
Building on solid foundations - the potential for social participation and procurement in South Australia
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017-01) Moretti, Cecilia Marguerite; Hordacre, Ann-Louise; Spoehr, John
Governments around the world are seeking to leverage the local industry and employment generation potential of public procurement. South Australia has been a leader in this field through the introduction of legislation and policy requiring contractors to work with government to maximise local employment and industry participation in the delivery of publicly funded projects. This culminated in the establishment of the Office of the Industry Participation Advocate, a role that is seeking to increase the economic and social benefit to the State of public procurement through policy and program interventions. The focus of this report is on how public procurement undertaken by the South Australian Housing Trust (SAHT) and Housing SA might be leveraged for the benefit of Trust tenants through the creation of employment and training opportunities linked to this procurement.
Climate change and the adaptive economy: discussion paper
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2016) Crossman, Sarah; Spoehr, John; Siebentritt, Mark
This Adaptive Economy discussion paper is designed to increase awareness of the wide range of economic and employment opportunities that arise from action to respond to climate change. While much attention has been paid to the science of climate change, our understanding of the industry and employment opportunities associated with mitigating and adapting to climate change is relatively limited in Australia. This paper makes a contribution to filling this gap, suggesting that the scale of the challenge requires us to think about transformative change, creating what might be described as an ‘Adaptive Economy’. An Adaptive Economy is one that recognises that climate change mitigation and adaptation imperatives can be a catalyst for innovation and a generator of a wide range of high value industry and employment opportunities. The need for radical innovation and accelerated uptake of solutions to climate change is already giving rise to a wide range of new business and employment opportunities. These are likely to grow rapidly as governments face the need for bolder action on climate change. While considerable uncertainty remains about how this will unfold across the globe, there is little doubt that the momentum for action will be considerable. First movers will not only contribute to meeting the challenge but will be rewarded for doing so.
Creative solutions - creativity, innovation and sustainable jobs in South Australia
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017-03) Hordacre, Ann-Louise; Spoehr, John; Barnett, Kate
A robust debate is underway internationally on what the likely impact of existing automation capabilities will be upon employment. This has fuelled fears that a large proportion of occupations and tasks are vulnerable to automation. In this report we examine the extent to which occupations and related capabilities are resistant to automation. We focus particularly on a set of occupations described as the creative occupations, those jobs that require the exercise of high level creative capabilities, abstract thinking, emotional intelligence and complex problem solving skills in uncertain environments.
The Defence Dividend: Maximising spillovers from investment in maritime defence projects.
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017-02) Spoehr, John; Dean, Mark
The suite of maritime defence projects is among the most sophisticated engineering endeavours ever undertaken in Australia. As well as providing highly desirable and strategically valuable opportunities for Australian industry participation, major defence projects demand highly skilled and qualified people. They also generate a range of spillovers, which are economic and social benefits that cannot be easily captured by the firms directly involved in the delivery of a major project. This includes knowledge, technologies, enterprise capabilities and workforce skills developed or applied during the course of a major defence project that have commercial application. While the combined projects have the potential to accelerate industrial transformation and diversification efforts locally and nationally, this cannot be taken for granted. Steps need be taken to optimise the outcome. The challenge facing industry, government and the research community is to develop and successfully implement strategies capable of maximising the full range of industry and employment opportunities that arise – a challenge that requires all key stakeholders being committed to leveraging the economic benefits that complex defence projects can generate. This briefing is designed to inform discussions on what the key ingredients of a successful strategy of spillover maximisation might be, recognising that a parallel discussion is underway on how to maximise Australian industry participation in defence projects.
Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
The Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park is located on the eastern side of the Gulf, just north of Port Rickaby and extending to Cape Elizabeth. The park encompasses the islands and waters of Goose Island Conservation Park and Goose Island Aquatic Reserve. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
Encounter Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
The Encounter Marine Park straddles the transition between the Gulf St Vincent and Coorong Bioregions. It encompasses waters off southern metropolitan Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, extending past the Murray Mouth to the Coorong coast. The marine park includes all waters of Backstairs Passage and the eastern shores of Kangaroo Island. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
Evaluation of the trial of the UK Phonics Screening Check in South Australian schools
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017-12) Hordacre, Ann-Louise; Moretti, Cecilia Marguerite; Spoehr, John
Between 7 and 18 August 2017, the South Australian Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) conducted a pilot of the UK Phonics Screening Check (PSC) for Reception and Year 1 students across the state. The PSC consists of a collection of 40 real and pseudo-words which were administered by teachers one-on-one with students. The structure of the PSC comprises a series of 12 simple pseudo-words, followed by 8 simple real words, 8 complex pseudo-words and 12 complex real words. DECD collected and collated the data of 4,406 students from 268 teachers across 56 primary schools. This report presents the independent evaluation of the pilot which was conducted to understand the usefulness of the PSC for school leaders and teachers with regard to their students’ phonics development.
Far from the Car: The case for transformational change in response to the closure of the automotive manufacturing industry
(University of Adelaide, 2015) Spoehr, John
It worries and saddens me that the Australian automotive industry will soon close, particularly when I see high cost manufacturing nations like the United States, United Kingdom and Germany growing their automotive sectors. While I was in Birmingham recently visiting the former Rover/MG manufacturing site at Longbridge, Jaguar Land Rover announced they were recruiting 1300 new workers to build a new five seat Jaguar sports car at their Solihill factory. The CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Ralf Speth said that �Today�s announcement once again demonstrates our commitment to the UK and the advancement of a high-tech, high skilled manufacturing led economy�. These are words that many of us would have liked to have heard in Australia. That was not to be. And so our title, �Far from the car�, reflects the automotive industry�s past and present both nationally and locally to South Australia, as our most significant integrated manufacturing value chain, upon which a myriad of other business and households depend. But �Far from the car� is also emblematic of the already-realised fact that swathes of other manufacturing enterprises have been permanently lost over the past half-decade, and of the real and present danger of wholesale deindustrialisation in the future. In simple terms what I mean by this is the emergence of a cycle of self-reinforcing decline, one that flows from the loss of critical industrial capabilities, knowledge and skills, undermining our ability to compete in the global knowledge economy.
Far from the car: the case for transformational change in response to the closure of the automotive manufacturing industry
(Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre, 2015) Spoehr, John
It worries and saddens me that the Australian automotive industry will soon close, particularly when I see high cost manufacturing nations like the United States, United Kingdom and Germany growing their automotive sectors. While I was in Birmingham recently visiting the former Rover/MG manufacturing site at Longbridge, Jaguar Land Rover announced they were recruiting 1300 new workers to build a new five seat Jaguar sports car at their Solihill factory. The CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Ralf Speth said that “Today’s announcement once again demonstrates our commitment to the UK and the advancement of a high-tech, high skilled manufacturing led economy”. These are words that many of us would have liked to have heard in Australia. That was not to be. And so our title, ‘Far from the car’, reflects the automotive industry’s past and present both nationally and locally to South Australia, as our most significant integrated manufacturing value chain, upon which a myriad of other business and households depend. But ‘Far from the car’ is also emblematic of the already-realised fact that swathes of other manufacturing enterprises have been permanently lost over the past half-decade, and of the real and present danger of wholesale deindustrialisation in the future. In simple terms what I mean by this is the emergence of a cycle of self-reinforcing decline, one that flows from the loss of critical industrial capabilities, knowledge and skills, undermining our ability to compete in the global knowledge economy.
Far West Coast Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
Situated between the Western Australian border and the Tchalingaby sand hills, the Far West Coast Marine Park covers 1,690km2 and is located within the Eucla Bioregion. This park encompasses the Great Australian Bight Marine Park and partially overlays the Nullarbor National Park and Wahgunyah Conservation Park up to median high water. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration. Situated between the Western Australian border and the Tchalingaby sand hills, the Far West Coast Marine Park covers 1,690km2 and is located within the Eucla Bioregion. This park encompasses the Great Australian Bight Marine Park and partially overlays the Nullarbor National Park and Wahgunyah Conservation Park up to median high water. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: the implications of technological disruption for Australian VET
(NCVER, 2018) Seet, Pi-Shen; Jones, Janice Therese; Spoehr, John; Hordacre, Ann-Louise
Much discussion has occurred about the impact that technological disruption will have on the Australian workforce. A recent paper by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Skilling for tomorrow (Payton 2017), examines the various ways by which the growth in technological advance is reshaping the labour market, workforce and jobs. Despite uncertainty about the scale and nature of the effect, there is a growing consensus that Australia’s tertiary education system needs to change to meet the requirements of a future labour force focused on innovation and creativity. This research examines the relationship between emerging ─ or disruptive ─ technologies and the skills required, with a focus on the anticipated necessary skills from the perspective of both the innovators (technology producers) and industry (technology users). In this research the term ‘disruptive technologies’ refers to large-scale technology/market changes occurring through technological advances such as automation, advanced robotics and virtualisation.
Franklin Harbor Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
The Franklin Harbor Marine Park is located on the central western side of Spencer Gulf, between Gibbon Point and Munyaroo Conservation Park. It spans across the transition zone between the Spencer Gulf and North Spencer Gulf Bioregions. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
Funding a viable and effective health sector in Australia
(University of Adelaide, 2015) Burgan, Barry
Gambier Islands Group Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
Located within the Eyre Bioregion, the Gambier Islands Group Marine Park is located in the waters of the mouth of Spencer Gulf. The Gambier Islands Conservation Park, including North Island, South West Rock and Peaked Rocks, is overlaid by the marine park. The park also overlays a large portion of Crown Land on the south-western side of Wedge Island. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
Grid renationalisation - a discussion paper
(Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, 2017-02) Quiggin, John
Electricity reform in Australia has been a comprehensive failure since the creation of the National Electricity Market (NEM) in the 1990s. None of the objectives of lower prices, greater system reliability or environmental sustainability have been met. The core aim of policy should be a genuine National Electricity Grid, driven by the goal of providing secure, affordable electricity to Australian households and businesses while reducing and ultimately eliminating emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). The current NEM is not designed for this purpose and cannot achieve it. Rather, it is the product of a late 20th century ideological project, in which it was hoped that market incentives could outperform rational system design and management in the electricity supply industry. Nearly 20 years of unsatisfactory experience has proved that this is not the case, even for a traditional system based on coal-fired generation. Until relatively recently, most attention has been paid to the dramatic increases in the cost of electricity, driven primarily by the increased rate of return required for commercial investments in distribution networks, as compared to the former statutory authority model. However, recent failures of the transmission network in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania have focused attention on the inadequacy of the national grid itself, and the fragmentation of responsibility between the electricity generators, owners of state transmission networks and interconnectors and multiple regulators. The appropriate policy solution is a unified, publicly owned, National Grid encompassing the ownership of physical transmission networks in each state and interconnectors between states, and responsibility for maintaining security of supply and planning the transition to a sustainable, zero emissions electricity supply industry. There is a strong case for extending the role of public ownership to include renationalisation of electricity distribution in addition to transmission, and for public investment in renewable energy.
High performance workplaces: Workplace Futures Survey Wave 3 - Playford and Salisbury
(University of Adelaide, 2015) Hordacre, Ann-Louise; Perrett, Robert; Ranasinghe, Rasika; Spoehr, John
The impact of the 2014-15 Federal Budget on South Australian vulnerable households
(University of Adelaide, 2015) Broomhill, Ray; Hordacre, Ann-Louise; Sharp, Rhonda; Spoehr, John
Investigator Marine Park Impact Statement
(EconSearch Pty Ltd, 2012) Econsearch; Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre; Kirkman, Hugh; Bryars, Simon; Brook, James
Located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in the Eyre Bioregion, the Investigator Marine Park covers four areas encapsulating the offshore islands of the Investigator Group Conservation Park and the area south of Elliston to near Point Drummond, including the Cap Island Conservation Park. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.
Learning from the implementation of South Australia's Climate Change Adaptation Planning Framework : A pilot research study
(2015) Moretti, Cecilia; Siebentritt, Mark; Spoehr, John

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