[In]Sight is an online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of Australia’s 560 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) regions, unlocking thousands of insights into regional Australia.
[In]Sight’s economic diversification indicator (within the Business Sophistic ....
Provides data and statistics over various years on Australian manufacturing.
Report Locationhttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyTopic&Action=Expand&Num=3.11 ....
The Australian Workplace Innovation & Social Research Centre (WISeR) commissioned a study by the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) to assess the impact of the closure of the motor vehicle industry in Australia following announcements by General Motors Holden (GMH), Ford and Toyota that they will be ceasing product ....
Surfboard-making is concentrated in regions with vibrant surfing subcultures, suitable waves and sufficient expertise in crafting boards, by hand, to suit prevailing coastal conditions. This article charts the rise of the Gold Coast as Australia's most concentrated cluster of surfboard-making, from its origins as do-it-yourself craft in backyards ....
Over the next five years, 20th-century manufacturing stalwarts like the United States, Germany and Japan will be challenged to maintain their competitive edge to emerging nations such as China, India and Brazil, according to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's (DTTL) Global Manufactur ....
Author: Serey Thir, Jolyon Ellis-Jones, TJ Hone, Toby Motoi, Bettina Neira, Pin Ng, Stephen Ryan, Stephanie Gregory.
Publisher: Department of State Development, Business and Innovation, State Government of Victoria.
Published Location: Melbourne, Victoria
ISBN: 978-1-921572-95-1
Country: Australia
State/Region: Victoria
What kinds of industries are located in Victoria and where do skilled Victorians live and work? How have changes in the Victorian economy affected the distribution of businesses and people?
Produced by the Department, the Industry Atlas of Victoria answers these and many other similar questions. It is a graphic snapshot of the State's economy ....
This research investigates industrial regional growth and its determinants in Mexico from 1993 to 2003. Strategies of local economic development, usually based on industrial promotion, require knowing main determinants of industrial regional growth. The case study shows that there is no variable with a systematically strong effect for a ....
This discussion paper "The Future of Australian Manufacturing: The Implications of Free Trade
Agreements for Industry Development in Australia's Manufacturing Regions" brings together the findings
from the AUSFTA Report and the discussion papers released as part of the NIEIR-AMWU work program. It also supplements this work with new research on ....
Recent studies have pointed to high levels of investment in production technologies in the manufacturing sector in Australia. In North West Tasmania, manufacturing has been identified as a propulsive industry for the region. Yet we know relatively little about the types of new manufacturing approaches being adopted or the impact of these “game ....
Australia is experiencing a two-speed economy in which New South Wales and Sydney are doing poorly in comparison to the mining regions of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Several factors contributing to the two-speed phenomenon: the terms of trade for base metal commodities; the decline in manufacturing; th ....
Author: Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness—University of Ballarat
Publisher: RDA Grampians
Published Location: Ballarat, Victoria
Country: Australia
State/Region: Victoria
A research study 'Workforce Development in the Grampians Region' released by RDA Grampians identifies the future workforce needs of business and industry in the region focusing on four key industries: Manufacturing, Health Care, Agriculture and Tourism.
A key challenge for business and industry, and tertiary education providers in the region was ....