“Quicklook” Assessment of Greater Adelaide's Assets & Challenges ...

Table of Contents
Adelaide Knowledge Hub Project
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW...............................................................................6
US PARTICIPANTS’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND BACKGROUND.........................7
US Participants’ Acknowledgements .........................................................................8
US Participants ..........................................................................................................9
ADELAIDE PARTICIPANTS ........................................................................................15
ADELAIDE KNOWLEDGE HUB PROJECT COMMITTEE......................................16
SECTORAL INTERVIEWS ......................................................................................19
GROUP INTERVIEW SCHEDULE ..............................................................................19
SARDI – SA Research and Development Institute ......................................................23
FOCUS ON AQUACULTURE..................................................................................23
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO SARDI ....................................................23
Focus Group.................................................................................................................................... 25
Strengths .................................................................................................................25
Opportunities ...........................................................................................................28
Threats.....................................................................................................................29
Issues ......................................................................................................................30
CURRENT STRATEGY...........................................................................................30
SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................... 32
ARTS............................................................................................................................34
Interview Team ............................................................................................................................... 34
Who we met with............................................................................................................................ 34
Opportunities................................................................................................................................... 34
Case Studies................................................................................................................................... 34
Facilitators........................................................................................................................................ 34
Barriers/Obstacles......................................................................................................................... 34
Quotes............................................................................................................................................... 34
AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE CORPORATION (ASC)..................................................35
Interview Team ............................................................................................................................... 35
Who we met with............................................................................................................................ 35
Opportunities................................................................................................................................... 35
No Case Studies ............................................................................................................................ 35
Facilitators........................................................................................................................................ 35
Barriers/Obstacles......................................................................................................................... 35
Issues/Solutions ............................................................................................................................. 35
Overview........................................................................................................................................... 36
MANUFACTURING......................................................................................................37
Manufacturing Interview............................................................................................................... 37
Quotes............................................................................................................................................... 37
Background of South Australian Centre For Manufacturing (SACFM) ......................... 37
What SACFM does........................................................................................................................ 37
Case studies ideas........................................................................................................................ 37
Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 37
Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Advantages of Manufacturing in South Australia................................................................. 39
What they are good at doing ...................................................................................................... 39
Shonowo’s Follow-up Questions............................................................................................... 39
Daley’s Notes and Questions with Answers.......................................................................... 39
Hardesty’s Additional Notes ....................................................................................................... 40
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