Session 2 of #ASPIConference2021 is looking at industry & innovation - @Marcus_ASPI is joined by First Assistant Secretary Dr Peter Sawczak, @CDS_Australia & Kate Louis from the Australian Industry Group to analyse the progress of the DSU's sovereign industrial investment
Dr Peter Sawczak outlines some of the key challenges outlined in the Defence Strategic Update; 'Australia is facing the prospect of reduced strategic warning time, vulnerabilities in supply chains and greater competition in defence industry development' #ASPIConference2021
Discussing Australia’s industry equities, Sawczak remarks that 🇦🇺's technology advances are moving at a rapid pace: we are seeing economic growth fuelling military modernisation & accessibility of countries with asymmetric abilities throughout our region. 
Dr Peter Sawczak comments on measuring Australian industry capability: 'We need to measure capabilities in qualitative not just quantitative terms, we need to consider IP and the indigenisation of new skills in Australia’s workforce’
@CDS_Australia: ‘Innovation is a word we hear a lot, and it's a lot easier to say than do... Today I’m going to say some things to shake up the idea of innovation' #ASPIConference2021
Discussing what innovation in Defence Industry means in practice @CDS_Australia says ‘part of innovation is taking risks. If we are not failing we are getting the balance wrong...we need to get a lot better at telling the stories of success, and finding out what isn't working'
@CDS_Australia: ‘We’re trying to bring in new SMEs that have never worked in Defence...through the iCERA initiative’ (the Defence Industry Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement Initiative).
@CDS_Australia says ‘We just simply need to get better at sharing some of the wonderful stories of the impacts and outcomes that come from this kind of innovative science and technology, and the clever ideas of our industry’
Australian Industry Group's Kate Louis says ‘In light of the geostrategic and geopolitical situation, and the tumultuous events of last year, it’s more important than ever we focus on investment in our sovereign industrial capability’ #ASPIConference2021
Kate Louis: ‘The Australian Defence Industry is growing, with 4000 businesses employing approximately 30,000 staff’, showing that the Government’s investment in this industry is working #ASPIConference2021
Kate Louis outlines two areas of opportunities to improve capabilities and innovation in ADF:
1⃣ Improve measurements of capabilities in Defence's technology industry
2⃣ Source innovation from traditional and non-traditional sources to ensure we have the best capabilities
1⃣ Improve measurements of capabilities in Defence's technology industry
2⃣ Source innovation from traditional and non-traditional sources to ensure we have the best capabilities
'Industry & innovation: Investment for the future' - #ASPIConference2021's Session 2 had @Marcus_ASPI lead a discussion on the Defence Strategic Update & Force Structure Plan's ambitious sovereign industrial investment plan; what opportunities exist, & how innovation is supported
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