Towards 3% R&D webinar – why do we turn to foreign products

Why do so many Australians oppose spending money to stimulate manufacturing?

Why is it so prevalent to think ‘Australia is not good at making things’?

And why do we launch $100 billion government programmes such as the NBN, but buy most if not all the technology from overseas?

These are some of the questions that Jefferson Harcourt (pictured), Executive Chairman, Grey Innovation Group will field during @AuManufacturing News and public accounting, tax, consulting and business advisory BDO’s latest webinar Towards 3% R&D – Where to from here?.

Hosted by Peter Roberts, the webinar will take place on Thursday 19 September, 11:00am – 12:00pm (AEST) (more information and sign up here).

Along with Jefferson Harcourt, our expert panellists are:

• Nicola Purser | National Leader, BDO R&D and Government Grants
• Dr John Howard | Executive Director, Acton Institute for Policy Research and Innovation, and Visiting Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance
• Serena Ross | CEO, Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing

Harcourt will also discuss how his company has incubated numerous start up technology businesses and risen to the challenge of major technology shortfalls, including during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Register for our latest webinar, Towards 3% R&D – Where to from here?, presented by BDO and @AuManufacturing here.

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Picture: Jefferson Harcourt