IA02 PMSEIC Report.indd - Department of Innovation, Industry ...

C ONTENTS
E XECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................... 5
I. INTRODUCTION – A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY ................. 6
II. PMSEIC WORKING GROUP ON ‘THE ROLE OF
C REATIVITY IN THE INNOVATION ECONOMY’ ................... 9
III. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEFINITION ............................ 12
IV. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL
AND INNOVATION ................................................... 14
Global competition ....................................................................................... 14
Australia’s innovation policies need to evolve ............................................. 14
Creativity and innovation in services ........................................................... 15
Creativity is a broad stimulant to innovation .............................................. 15
A competitive system needs a good mix of human capital .......................... 16
Commercialisation ....................................................................................... 16
V. S CIENCE, CREATIVITY AND
G LOBAL INNOVATION POLICY TRENDS .......................... 17
Why should Australia change its innovation policy? ................................... 17
Creativity is not confined to a narrow sector of Australian society ............. 17
Creativity can produce innovative outcomes .............................................. 17
Creativity is vital to economic growth .......................................................... 18
The importance of a comprehensive Australian strategy
for creative innovation ................................................................................. 20
VI. GLOBAL TRENDS IN R&D AND EDUCATION .................... 21
Design as a method for R&D and commercialisation ................................. 21
Case study: Diversionary Therapy for Burns
Pain Management in Children .................................................................... 24
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