Digital technologies are changing how we live, driving innovation and new industries.
Governments in Australia are eager to foster Silicon Valley-like innovation hotspots in their state or local region.
What role should government play in stimulating new industries?
Why do plans for high tech digital ‘hubs’ often not come to fruition?
Paul Barclay talks to Dr Alicia (Lucy) Cameron about how Australia can build innovation ‘hot-spots’ and help to stimulate new industries.
Recorded at Avid Reader bookstore on June 7, 2022.
Speaker:
Dr Alicia (Lucy) Cameron – Senior Research Consultant, Data61 Insight Team, CSIRO; author, Building an Innovation Hotspot